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Cover Half-title Title page Copyright information Table of contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Acronyms List of Contributors About the Author Acknowledgments Introduction: Critical dialogues of urban governance, development and activism in London and Toronto Part I Perspectives on governance 1 Capital flows in the capital: Contemporary governmental imaginations in London’s urban development Introducing systematic ambiguities: Questioning the planning, politics and perceptions of London’s real estate market Dominant representations of real estate developers and investors in planning Capital flows in London: Embedded knowledge, challenges and market trends Contemporary governmental imaginations and the realities of real estate in London: Narratives and the politics of crisis Conclusions Acknowledgements References 2 The elusive, inclusive city: Toronto at a crossroads Introduction Toronto: Canada’s largest city A diverse regional economy A global tech ‘superstar’ city? Challenges facing Canada’s largest city: Inequality and governance Piloting the possibilities for the inclusive city Increasing the supply and quality of affordable housing in Toronto Transport Economic development Realising the inclusive city? Notes References 3 Regulating property conditions in the private rented sector: The complex geography of property licensing in London Introduction A brief overview of the PRS in England and in London The power imbalance between central and local government and its impacts on London The complex geography of licensing in London Conclusion Notes References 4 Metromobility and transit-led urbanisation in London and Toronto Global regimes of metromobility Mobilising London as a global city Toronto Conclusion Notes References 5 The governance of urban public spaces in London: In the public interest or in the interest of local stakeholders? Introduction The context: Declining public space budgets and increasingly diverse demands Assessing publicness Devolved publicness and stakeholders’ rights Conclusions Notes References 6 London, its infrastructure and the logics of growth London: Its infrastructure and ‘megaproject ecology’ HS2 Thames Tideway Tunnel Matching up to ‘our Victorian forebears’ Conclusion: The logics of growth Note References 7 Governing urbanisation in the global city: A commentary References Part II Real estate and housing 8 Governing urban development on industrial land in global cities: Lessons from London Deindustrialisation, global cities and the fate of industrial land: London and Toronto in context Drivers of change Theoretical perspectives on the separation of industry and housing Housing as a competing driver for change Pressure for change A critique of the new London Plan’s approach to managing industry Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes References 9 Global city, global housing bubble? Toronto’s housing bubble and its discontents Introduction Toronto and its housing bubble Explaining Toronto’s housing bubble The role of public policy in Toronto’s housing bubble Implications, discontents and policy responses Conclusion: Toward a more contented housing system? Notes References 10 Trends and issues in the (unaffordable) London housing market Introduction The problem An economic analysis Policies Conclusions Notes References 11 Housing crisis in a Canadian global city: Financialisation, buy-to-let investors and short-term rentals in Toronto’s rental Introduction and theoretical framework A brief history of rental housing in Toronto Changing dynamics of ownership and tenure in the City of Toronto The rise of asset-based welfare and its implications for inequality Institutional investors: Pension funds, private equity and REITs Digital short-term rental platforms: An emergent form of financialised housing? Conclusion References 12 Planning for densification and housing in London: Urban design and real estate agendas in practice Introducing ideas on urban densification Measuring density: Numbers versus local context? London’s urban design and real estate agendas Urban densification in London: Querying policies and practice Case studies of densification in London: ‘Successful’ densification? Conclusions References 13 Addressing equity concerns in land value capture: The spatial distribution of community benefits in Toronto’s urban redevelopment Introduction LVC: Political-economic context and conceptual framework Density bonusing in Toronto Methodology Analysis of community benefit agreements Spatial analysis of community benefit agreements Discussion Achieving equity from LVCs Conclusion Notes References 14 Real estate and housing: A commentary Dynamics of a housing crisis - the politics and planning of housing in London and Toronto Perspectives on housing: Financialisation, assetisation and affordability New configurations of local government involvement in housing policy and planning Conclusions References Part III Community, activism and engagement 15 DIY: Making space in Toronto’s ‘Creative City’ Introduction Becoming ‘creative’ DIY as a place-making tactic DIY workspaces: Facilitating labour under the radar Conclusion Acknowledgements Note References 16 Pragmatic fix or a farewell to welfare? Making sense of and contesting the financialisation of public land and council housing in London Introduction The urban political economy of local state restructuring in London under austerity Thinking outside the HRA box Creative financial fix or a farewell to welfare? References 17 Community-based responses to exclusionary processes of neighbourhood change in Parkdale, Toronto Introduction Community-based practices as policy-making A path-dependent history of community-based activism in Parkdale Competing visions for Parkdale Towards equitable planning in Parkdale: The role of PARC Community-based planning: Planning and organising against gentrification Impacts on planning and development in Parkdale Discussion and conclusion Acknowledgements Notes References 18 Time to be an activist: Recent successes in housing activism in London Introduction Stopping the selling of social housing to private developers: An important milestone in a long struggle Haringey Development Vehicle: Has it been stopped? Consultation on the Mayor of London’s policy documents: An opportunity? Emerging cultures of housing activism in London: From campaigning to policy-making Acknowledgements Notes References 19 Engagement and activism in community land ownership: The emergence of community land trusts in London and Toronto Defining community land trusts Community land trusts in Canada and the UK (England and Wales) Community land trusts in London Community land trusts in Toronto Conclusion References 20 Community, activism and engagement: A commentary Who indeed is activist now? References Conclusion: Critical dialogues on urban governance, development and activism in London and Toronto The fragmented nature of neoliberal urban governance and the politics of scale London and Toronto as exemplars of global real estate capitalism and its failures Contestations, coalitions and political possibilities References Index