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Urban Governance and the ‘ E uropean City’: Ideals and Realities in D ublin, I reland
Author(s) -
Lawton Philip,
Punch Michael
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of urban and regional research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1468-2427
pISSN - 0309-1317
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2427.12152
Subject(s) - public space , ideal (ethics) , urban policy , corporate governance , urban space , sociology , urban design , perspective (graphical) , space (punctuation) , right to the city , focus (optics) , economic geography , urban planning , regional science , political science , geography , civil engineering , architectural engineering , law , management , economics , computer science , engineering , physics , optics , artificial intelligence , politics , operating system
Throughout recent decades, a significant amount of attention has been given to the notion of the ‘ E uropean city’ within policy formation and academic enquiry. From one perspective, the ideal of the ‘ E uropean city’ is presented as a densely developed urban area with a focus on quality public transport and a more balanced social structure. More recently, however, the particular elements of the ‘ E uropean city’ associated with pedestrianized public space, urban design and image‐making strategies have become central features of entrepreneurial urban policies throughout Europe. This article undertakes an examination of the notion of the ‘ E uropean city’ in urban change in D ublin since the 1990s. Specifically, the article illustrates the degree to which a wholly positive spin on the urban design and image‐making elements of the ‘ E uropean city’ in D ublin has served as a thin veil for the desired transformation of D ublin according to neoliberal principles.