Urban Policy Evaluation : Challenge and Change Book

Urban Policy Evaluation - Robin Hambleton and Huw Thomas The Contours of the Debate PART ONE: URBAN POLICY IN CONTEXT The Changing Context for British Urban Policy - Paul Burton and Martin Boddy An Evaluation of Urban Policy - Michael Bradford and Brian Robson Public Expenditure Management in Urban Regeneration - Murray Stewart Urban Policy and Urban Evaluation - Michael Chapman The Impact of the European Union PART TWO: METHODOLOGY AND DILEMMAS IN URBAN POLICY EVALUATION Measurement, Understanding and Perception - Peter Meyer The Conflicting ‘Realities’
The Evaluation of Urban Policy Project Appraisal - Steve Martin and Graham Pearce Developing Quantitative Indicators for Urban and Regional Policy Analysis - Cecilia Wong Changes in Local Governance and their Implications for Urban Policy Evaluation - Rob Imrie and Huw Thomas PART THREE: PLURALISTIC EVALUATION IN PRACTICE Evaluating Competitive Urban Policy - Nick Oatley and Christine Lambert The City Challenge Initiative City Challenge - a Sustainable Mechanism or Temporary Gesture? - Simin Davoudi and Patsy Healey A Comparative Assessment of Government Approaches to Partnership with the Local Community - Annette Hastings and Andrew Mc Arthur PART FOUR: THE ROLE OF CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISONS Reviving the Valleys? Urban Renewal and Governance Structures in Wales - Kevin Morgan Urban Policy in England and France - Howard Green and Philip Booth Robin Hambleton Cross-National Urban Policy Transfer - Insights from the USA