Remaking the urban social contract : health, energy, and the environment / edited by Michael A. Pagano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pagano, Michael A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--United States.

City planning.

Cities and towns.

United States.

Community development, Urban--United States.

Community development, Urban.

Cities and towns--United States.

Physical Description:

x, 192 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, 2016.

Summary:

This new volume draws from discussions on the urban social contract among policy makers, researchers, public intellectuals, and citizens at the 2015 Urban Forum at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Michael A. Pagano presents papers that emphasize political agreements, disagreements, challenges, and controversies on health, energy, and environmental policies. Authors explore the substantive and philosophical changes in the urban social contract and offer proposals for remaking it in the new century. Topics range from big-picture analyses to specifics covering areas like public services, the smart cities movement, and greening strategies. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Overview

"The Social Contract: A Political and Economic Overview" / David C. Perry Perry, David C., Natalia Villamizar-Duarte Villamizar-Duarte, Natalia 3

Part 2 White Papers

"Back to the Future? The Curious Case of 'Public' Services" / David A. McDonald McDonald, David A. 35

Discussant: "The History of U.S. Municipal Service Delivery: Pragmatism Trumps Ideology" / Dennis R. Judd Judd, Dennis R. 57

"Green Gadgets? The Smart-Cities Movement and Urban Environmental Policy" / Anthony Townsend Townsend, Anthony 62

Discussant: "It Is Easier to Be Smart than to Be Green" / Moira Zellner Zellner, Moira 87

"Social Contract Theory and the Public's Health: A Vital Challenge Past and Present" / William C. Kling Kling, William C., Emily Stiehl Stiehl, Emily 91

Discussants: "Social Contracts and the Problem of Asymmetries" / Alba Alexander et al. Alexander, Alba 114

"Repowering Chicago: Accelerating the Cleaner, More Resilient, and More Affordable Electricity Market Transformation" / Howard A. Learner Learner, Howard A. 121

Discussant: "Energy Networks: How Do We Power a City?" / Cynthia Klein-Banai Klein-Banai, Cynthia 166

Part 3 Synthesis

"Health, Energy, and the Environment: We Are All in This Together" / Megan Houston Houston, Megan 177.

Notes:

"Published for the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (Cuppa), University of Illinois at Chicago, by the University of Illinois Press."

ISBN:

9780252082207

0252082206

OCLC:

946905384