This volume explores a range of current problems faced by cities in Germany and England and reflects on constructive strategies for enhancing the quality of life for the citizens of twenty-first century urban environments. The chapters of the book are based on papers given at a symposium organised by the Universities of Bristol and Hannover in 1997 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of twinning between the cities of Hannover and Bristol.

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BERNHARD BLANKE is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Centre for Social and Public Policy at the University of Hannover. His interests include social security, labour market/migration, regional policies, local government and comparative health policy and public sector management. Since 1996 he has been Co-Director of the Centre for Health Economics and Health Systems Research at the University. RANDALL SMITH is Reader in Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. His current interests include the domestic impact of European Union policies and procedures, the development of community care policies in the UK, changes in policies for older people, the interrelationships between housing and community care and evaluation of innovative practices in the field of mental health. He is editor of the interdisciplinary journal, Policy and Politics.

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List of Figures and Plates FOREWORD; Connie Martin Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction; B.Blanke & R.Smith PART I: THE URBAN FUTURE 20-40 Vision - Urban Futures to Avoid and Urban Futures to Admire; N.Thrift PART II: LOCAL ISSUES AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS The Politics of Interdependence - Risk and Uncertainty in the City Region; M.Stewart Commentary on Murray Stewart's Thesis; D.Fürst Identity, Community and Polity in the 21st Century - Thinking About the Future in Bristol; P.Burton Identities, Communities and Policies - Cities on the Threshold of a New Era; A. von Saldern The Dual City or the City of Many Parts? Rethinking Differences in Cities in Transition; S.Watson Socio-Economic Exclusion and the Stability of the Urban Social Order; H.Schridde Industrial Past and Urban Future in the Ruhr; W.Siebel PART III: GLOBAL CONCERNS AND LOCAL STRATEGIES Local City Structures Under Pressure to Change; H.Schubert European Union Policies and Finds - The Role of Urban Government in England; R.Smith Defining Innovative Potential in City Regions; A.Brandt Local Capacity in Bristol - Tentative Steps Towards Institutional Thickness; N.Oatley & C.Lambert Capacity at the Local Level for Action; H.Heinelt & N.Staeck Changing Cities - Transforming Socio-Ecological Relations in Bristol and Brussels; C.Fudge Implementing Sustainable Development at the Local and Regional Level; S.Kunst Challenges to Urban Policy: Modernisation and the Mobilisation of Local Responses in the 21st Century; B.Blanke & R.Smith Index