Table of Contents

Part 1 Cities in transformation - globalization and differentiation: urban form and social control - some milestones, Christer Bengs; the urban region's mediation of the class structure, Dag Osterberg; the neglected builder of global cities, Anne Haila; the changing economic and social structure of the Paris region - recent trends and policy issues, Edmond Preteceille; social transformation of urban space in Berlin since 1990, Hartmut Hauzermann; inequality and conflict in the post socialist city - some analytical issues concerning the transition from state socialism, Chris Pickvance. Part 2 Transformation in cities - social and cultural dimensions: tourism and urban transformation - interpretations of urban tourism, Susan S. Fainstain and David Gladstone; art as the heart of a regional economy - the case of Los Angeles, Harvey Molotch; modernity, community or a diveristy of ways of life - a discussion of urban everyday life, Kirsten Simonsen; city narratives - the peculiarities of the Stockholm South Side, Mats Frnazen; cultural strategies and urban identities - remaking public space in New York, Sharon Zukin. Part 3 Transformation in cities - policies, conflicts and coalitions: territoriality - displaced power or frustrated identity?, Jens Tonboe; power struggle in the making and taking of rent gaps - the transformation of Stockholm City, Eric Clark and Anders Gullberg; city fathers, mandarins and neighbours - crossing old divides in new partnerships, Patsy Healey; the packaging and repackaging of housing policy - a comparative study of renewal coalitions in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Douglas S. Robertson; exploitation, preservation of decay? - urban renewal coalitions in a Swedish town, Ingemar Elander; agency relations, interests and influence in urban renewal - the case of a Swedish public housing estate, Ove Ericsson; la loi du plus gros - by superior bulk, Per Otnes; comparative analysis of power and transformation in cities - concluding notes and a research agenda, Ove Kalltorp.