Cities of Europe is a unique combination of book and CD-ROM examining the effects of recent socio-economic transformations on western European cities. A unique combination of book and CD-ROM examining the effects of recent socio-economic transformations on western European cities. Focuses on the interplay between segregation, social exclusion and governance issues in these cities. Takes a comparative approach by highlighting the specifics of European cities vis- -vis other urban contexts and analysing the intra-European differences. The CD-ROM features a series of 2,000 photographs from seventeen cities (Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Brussels, Bucharest, Helsinki, London, Milan, Naples, New York, Paris, Rotterdam, Tirana, Turin, and Utrecht). Also features 126 thematic maps, interviews with established scholars, and literature reviews. The book and the CD-ROM are linked through an extensive cross-referencing system.

Cities of Europe is a unique combination of book and CD-ROM examining the effects of recent socio-economic transformations on western European cities.* A unique combination of book and CD-ROM examining the effects of recent socio-economic transformations on western European cities.* Focuses on the interplay between segregation, social exclusion and governance issues in these cities.* Takes a comparative approach by highlighting the specifics of European cities vis-à-vis other urban contexts and analysing the intra-European differences.* The CD-ROM features a series of 2,000 photographs from seventeen cities (Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Brussels, Bucharest, Helsinki, London, Milan, Naples, New York, Paris, Rotterdam, Tirana, Turin, and Utrecht).* Also features 126 thematic maps, interviews with established scholars, and literature reviews.* The book and the CD-ROM are linked through an extensive cross-referencing system.

Table of Contents of the CD.Notes on Contributors.Acknowledgments.Series Editors' Preface.Foreword: Saskia Sassen.Introducing European Cities.1 Introduction: Cities of Europe: Changing Contexts, LocalArrangements, and the Challenge to Social Cohesion: YuriKazepov.2 The European City: A Conceptual Framework and NormativeProject: Hartmut Häussermann and Anne Haila.Part I The Changing Context of European Cities.3 Urban Social Change: A Socio-Historical Framework of Analysis:Enzo Mingione.4 Social Morphology and Governance in the New Metropolis: GuidoMartinotti.5 Capitalism and the City: Globalization, Flexibility, andIndifference: Richard Sennett.6 Urban Socio-Spatial Configurations and the Future of EuropeanCities: Christian Kesteloot.Part II The Spatial Impact of Ongoing TransformationProcesses.7 The Dynamics of Social Exclusion and Neighbourhood Decline:Welfare Regimes, Decommodification, Housing, and Urban Inequality:Alan Murie.8 Social Exclusion, Segregation, and Neighborhood Effects: SakoMusterd and Wim Ostendorf.9 Segregation and Housing Conditions of Immigrants in WesternEuropean Cities: Ronald van Kempen.10 Gentrification of Old Neighborhoods and Social Integration inEurope: Patrick Simon.Part III Social Exclusion, Governance, and Social Cohesion inEuropean Cities.11 Elusive Urban Policies in Europe: Patrick Le Galès.12 Changing Forms of Solidarity: Urban Development Programs inEurope: Jan Vranken.13 Challenging the Family: The New Urban Poverty in SouthernEurope: Enrica Morlicchio.14 Minimum Income Policies to Combat Poverty: Local Practicesand Social Justice in the "European Social Model":Marisol García.Visual Paths Through Urban Europe (CD-Rom).Index