The book analyzes the impact of urban movements on government and public policies in a context of rapid urban transformations, public policy crises and increasing social inequalities. The essays show how the impact of the movements is increasing and has effects both in the orientation of the policies, as in their form of management and its effects. The authors are leading scholars from universities and research centers in Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Laura Fregolent. Architect and urban planner. Department of Architecture and Arts, Università Iuav di Venezia. Co-Director Archivio di Studi Urbani e Regionali. Author: Conflitti e territorio (Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2014); Città e politiche in tempi di crisi, (Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2014); Growing Compact (Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2016). Oriol Nel·lo. Geographer. Department of Geography, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. President, Advisory Committee Barcelona's Pla de Barris (Neighborhood Plan). Author: La ciudad en movimiento (Madrid, Díaz & Pons, 2015), Cities in the 21st Century (New York, Routledge, 2016, with R. Mele), Barrios y Crisis. Crisis económica, segregación urbana e innovación social en Cataluña (Valencia, Tirant lo Blanch, 2018, with I. Blanco).