Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability
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Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability

About this book

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 systematic treatment of the problems and issues involved in urban and regional policy concerns. Each policy chapter is written by a respected expert in the area, and the book covers all the key policy issues that confront contemporary metropolitan areas, including transportation, the environment, affordable housing, crime, employment, poverty, education, and regional governance. Each chapter outlines an issue, which is followed by current thinking on problem diagnosis and problem solving, as well as the prognosis for future policy success.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780765617682
eBook ISBN
9781317452836
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
International Business
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Tables and Figures
  7. Preface
  8. 1. Exploring the Structure of Regional Governance in the United States
  9. 2. Central City Policy Issues in a Regional Context
  10. 3. Metropolitan Forms, Fiscal Efficiency, and Other Bottom Lines
  11. 4. Developing Regional Capacity to Plan Land Use and Infrastructure
  12. 5. Race and Regions
  13. 6. Affordable Housing Policies in Metropolitan Areas
  14. 7. Housing Policy Is School Policy
  15. 8. Poverty and Urban Regions
  16. 9. Are We Still Stuck in Traffic? Transportation in Metropolitan Areas
  17. 10. Economic Development in Metropolitan Areas
  18. 11. Regional Environmental Policy
  19. 12. Epilogue: Toward Metropolitan Livability for the Twenty-First Century
  20. About the Editors and Contributors
  21. Index

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