Four types of urban austerity: Public land privatisations in French and Italian cities

Félix Adisson and Francesca Artioli
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Félix Adisson: LATTS, Université Paris-Est, France
Francesca Artioli: Université Paris-Est, Lab‘Urba (EA 3482), UPEC, F-7720 Champs-sur-Marne, France

Urban Studies, 2020, vol. 57, issue 1, 75-92

Abstract: This article contributes to current debates on urban austerity by comparing public land privatisations in French and Italian cities. These privatisations have emerged in several countries during the last two decades as a recurring austerity measure. However, current research does not explain how similar national austerity policies result in diverse urban outcomes. This article tackles this limitation by developing an analytical model of the different types of urban austerity. It uses the intergovernmental system and local policy capacity as the main variables to explain four local patterns of austerity, that is, gridlock austerity , nationally mitigated austerity , locally mitigated austerity and opportunistic austerity . Drawing on nine case studies covering two public landowners, the article shows that public land austerity policies have become routine practice based on compromises in French cities, but conflictual and based on ad hoc solutions in Italian cities.

Keywords: austerity; comparison; intergovernmental system; land use; local government; planning; privatisations; 比较; 政府间系统; 土地使用; 地方政府; 规划; ç§ æœ‰åŒ–; 紧缩 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098019827517

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