future of cities
... But a further tool has been that of regime theory: a revived interest in the community power debate of the 1960s, and one which is again concerned with the changes in capitalism as these affect power and politics in cities. ... Davis, Quartz City: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles, Verso, 1990. ... The deindustrialisation of cities has turned them into centres of consumption, of malls and museums. ... This restructuring of production and of labour markets is reflected in changing urban forms, with the uneven development of cities and regions its marked characteristic.