Editors Hamilton (political science & public administration, Roosevelt U.) and Atkins (George Washington Institute of Public Policy) have compiled 12 contributed chapters (including their own) presenting the basic issues of each major policy area related to urban development: the structure of regional governance, central city policy, fiscal efficiency, land use and infrastructure planning, race, affordable housing, schools, poverty, traffic, economic development, regional environmental policy, and metropolitan livability. Statistics, case studies, and legal precedents show how municipal governments have reacted to the challenges over the years; and Atkins concludes the book with an impassioned call for continued progress and a strategy to stem the flow of urban decay in the 21st century. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This authoritative work provides a concise, up-to-date, and systematic treatment of the problems and issues involved in urban and regional policy concerns, with special focus on the growing role of regions in addressing and resolving local governance problems.
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