Why Are Cities Going Bankrupt?
Schedule
Tue Apr 01 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Gresham College | London, EN
About this Event
In the late nineteenth century, Joseph Chamberlain transformed Birmingham with municipal enterprise and urban improvement. However, in the last few years, it has faced the equivalent of bankruptcy, alongside other large British cities. This lecture asks, why have cities lost the confident civic pride of the Victorian era and now struggle to provide basic services from a limited financial base? Most importantly: What can be done to regenerate them?
A lecture by Professor Martin Daunton
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Where is it happening?
Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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