London's housing crisis / Sue Brownill and Cathy Sharp -- Every job an office job / Andy Coupland -- Jam today : London's transport in crisis / Ruth Bashall and Gavin Smith -- London as ecosystem / Duncan McLaren -- Classic carbuncles and mean streets : contemporary urban design and architecture in Central London / John Punter -- London's streets of fear / Gill Valentine -- Race and ethnicity / Malcolm Cross -- The rebirth of community planning / George Nicholson -- Governing the capital / Michael Hebbert -- Docklands : dream or disaster? / Andy Coupland -- A microcosm : redevelopment proposals at King's Cross / Michael Edwards -- A vision for London / Michael Edwards [and others].
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The quality of life in London is declining. Homelessness, unemployment, poverty, racial and sexual violence, pollution, a deterioration in transport, public spaces and public access to decision-making, the increasing demands on business and development from the new Europe; all these suggest a city in danger of losing both priorities and direction. The book analyses how the city has failed and how a new vision is both necessary and possible.