1. Planning challenges and the emergence of a london model2. Public regulation and planning for the global city3. Private regulation, governance, and the rise of the para-state capital4. Governing the financing and funding of the london model5. London's housing crisis and emergence of new residential landscapes6. Tall buildings and the built environment7. Major infrastructure projects: the building of the Thames Tideway Tunnel and Crossrail8. People, diversity and community9. Challenging the para-state: political representation, community politics, and the right to regulate10. Risks, resilience and failure: what next for the london model?

Mike Raco is Professor of Urban Governance and Development at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. His books include State-led Privatisation and the Demise of the Democratic State (2016).

Frances Brill is Margaret Tyler Research Fellow in Geography at Girton College, Cambridge.