Abstract
In this article we use the Urban Political Ecology approach to show that by analysing governance networks we can better understand the production of certain socio-environmental transformations that negatively affect some social groups while benefiting others. Drawing upon two case studies in the UK, the article explores the dialectical relationships between different modes of urban governance on one hand and the socio-environmental transformations fulfilled in each case study on the other hand. The article concludes that although urban regeneration policies are always constrained by the neoliberal established framework of power relations, policy outputs and outcomes could be very different from one place to another, shaping uneven socio-environmental constructions. Finally, we make some recommendations in order to stimulate the production of more sustainable communities in the future.
Highlights
Geography has largely tried to explain how cities have been produced along history and across space
In this article we use the Urban Political Ecology approach to show that by analysing governance networks we can better understand the production of certain socio-environmental transformations that negatively affect some social groups while benefiting others
Drawing upon two case studies in the UK, the article explores the dialectical relationships between different modes of urban governance on one hand and the socio-environmental transformations fulfilled in each case study on the other hand
Summary
Geography has largely tried to explain how cities have been produced along history and across space In line with this goal David Harvey made an outstanding contribution in 1989 formulating a complete theory to interpret the urban process under capitalism. As well as using a comprehensive approach, current urban regeneration policies tend to be formulated through new forms of network governance and usually incorporate sustainability as one of their primary aims. In this vein, achieving more sustainable communities has become one of the main targets in western urban regeneration policies
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