1st Edition

Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability

392 Pages
by Routledge

392 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

In today's public policy arena the regional level is gaining increased attention as problems in policy and service delivery continue to spill over traditional urban government boundaries. This authoritative work focuses on the growing role of regions in addressing and resolving local governance problems."Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability" provides a concise, up-to-date, and... Read more
1: Exploring the Structure of Regional Governance in the United States; 2: Central City Policy Issues in a Regional Context; 3: Metropolitan Forms, Fiscal Efficiency, and Other Bottom Lines; 4: Developing Regional Capacity to Plan Land Use and Infrastructure; 5: Race and Regions; 6: Affordable Housing Policies in Metropolitan Areas; 7: Housing Policy Is School Policy; 8: Poverty and Urban Regions; 9: Are We Still Stuck in Traffic?; 10: Economic Development in Metropolitan Areas; 11: Regional Environmental Policy; 12: Epilogue

Biography

Michael S Hamilton, Patricia Sue Atkins