Capital Cardiff 1975-2020. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Capital Cardiff 1975-2020

This is the first account of the post-1975 development of Cardiff focusing on its post-industrial economy and the impact of local governance and town planning on the character of the city. The experience of the city is set in its national and international context, to try and determine what is distinctive and what is a reflection of globalization and post-industrial transformative processes. The authors examine how the city of Cardiff has changed, and is continuing to transform itself, from a new provincial capital in 1955 to a superlative maritime city and European capital by 2020. They analyse the way in which its local governments have promoted an economic, social, cultural, physical and environmental transformation through a wide range of policy initiatives and partnerships with other governments, agencies and enterprises. The book also examines patterns of investment and development, the improvement of skills and living conditions, the upgrading of services, facilities and amenities, and the underlying attempt to shape a medium-size European capital capable of competing on a world stage.

Alan Hooper is Professor of Housing and Planning, John Punter is Professor of Urban Design, both at the School of City and Regional Planning at Cardiff University.