ISBN:
9781000479072
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (351 pages)
Series Statement:
Global Urban Studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
307.76
Keywords:
Borderlands-Case studies
;
Interregionalism-Case studies
;
Cities and towns-Case studies
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- Frontispiece -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Towards a global overview of Twin City Studies -- Notes -- References -- Part I: Intranational Twin Cities -- Chapter 2: Twin cities in medieval England: The case of small towns' development -- Weymouth and Melcombe Regis -- East and West Teignmouth -- Newton Abbot and Newton Bushel -- West Looe and East Looe -- Twin port towns -- References -- Chapter 3: The continued evolution of Fort William and Port Arthur into the City of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada -- A new century -- The World Wars and aftermath -- Together at last? -- References -- Chapter 4: Banana-benders and cockroaches 1 : Cross-border planning for Gold Coast-Tweed Heads -- Introduction -- From colonies to states and the Commonwealth of Australia -- Indigenous perspectives -- Settlement and urban history -- Cross-border planning -- Conflicts and border closures -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5: Chandigarh tri-city: Between conflict and co-operation -- The tri-city's birth: a contentious legacy -- Growth trajectories: From emulation to complementarity -- Growing together: through conflict and competition -- The way ahead: Lessons from the pandemic -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6: Embryonic twin cities: Reggio Calabria and Messina in Italy -- Reggio and Messina: two important cities with fluctuating relationships -- Two cities scarcely integrated, in institutional and functional terms -- Potential for integration: the complementary nature of the two areas -- Integration's future: scenarios and strategies -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part II: International Twin Cities: A. In Europe.
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