London

Mike Raco is Professor of Urban Governance and Development at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. His books include State-led Privatisation and the Demise of the Democratic State (2016). Frances Brill is Margaret Tyler Research Fellow in Geography at Girton College, Cambridge.

This book brings together public regulation and property market activity under the lens of urban planning, providing fresh data, sharp observations and meticulous research. A must-read to understand what shapes new residential landscapes in global cities like London today beyond property market crises.

• 1. Planning challenges and the emergence of a london model2. Public regulation and planning for the global city3. Private regulation, governance, and the rise of the para-state capital4. Governing the financing and funding of the london model5. London’s housing crisis and emergence of new residential landscapes6. Tall buildings and the built environment7. Major infrastructure projects: the building of the Thames Tideway Tunnel and Crossrail8. People, diversity and community9. Challenging the para-state: political representation, community politics, and the right to regulate10. Risks, resilience and failure: what next for the london model?