Governing London: progress and prospects.
In 1998 London voted in favour of the creation of a directly elected mayor with jurisdiction over the metropolitan area. This lecture will describe and analyse the origins of this governance innovation. It will examine the London case within a framework of debates about the “ungovernable metropolis”. It will place this story in the context of London’s national and global relationships. It will pay particular attention to the implications of the new governance system for spatial planning, especially regarding housing, transport, housing, urban regeneration and economic development. The lecture will attempt to draw some general conclusions from this case and consider their implications for Sydney and other Australian capital cities.
John Tomaney is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at University College London. Previously he was Henry Daysh Professor of Regional Development and Director of the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies at Newcastle University (UK). He holds visiting positions at Monash University, UNSW and is a Fellow of the Regional Australia Institute. He has worked with Research Councils, international organisations (e.g. European Commission, OECD); national, regional and local governments and NGOs and has published in leading international journals on questions of local and regional development and urban and regional governance.
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