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From Fordist to neo-liberal urban spaces in times of de-industrialization: a conceptual frame for a complex relationship

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: How did the complex relationship between working worlds and urban spaces change in Hamburg in times of de-industrialization? To answer this question, I focus on Hamburg's history from 1960 to 2008. Starting from the idea of a cumulative structural break, I develop a typology of Fordist and neo-liberal urban spaces and distinguish seven dimensions of change: from international division of labour to globalization, from industrial production to creativity, from rationalization to digitalization, from centralization to networks, from functional zoning to blurred boundaries, from social security to precarity and from suburbanization to the renaissance of the inner city. Finally, I consider whether this typology is valid for other European cities.

Source: Urban History

DOI: 10.1017/s0963926819000233

Author: Arndt Neumann

Institution: FernUniversität in Hagen

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,980