Governance and opportunity in metropolitan America / Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance ; Alan Altshuler ... [et al.] editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance.

Contributor:

Altshuler, Alan A., 1936-

National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metropolitan government--United States.

Metropolitan government.

State-local relations--United States.

State-local relations.

Cities and towns--United States.

Cities and towns.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 347 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Metropolitan America

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

America's cities have symbolized the nation's prosperity, dynamism, and innovation. Even with the trend toward suburbanization, many central cities attract substantial new investment and employment. Within this profile of health, however, many urban areas are beset by problems of economic disparity, physical deterioration, and social distress. This volume addresses the condition of the city from the perspective of the larger metropolitan region. It offers important, thought-provoking perspectives on the structure of metropolitan-level decisionmaking, the disadvantages faced by cities and city residents, and expanding economic opportunity to all residents in a metropolitan area. The book provides data, real-world examples, and analyses in key areas: Distribution of metropolitan populations and what this means for city dwellers, suburbanites, whites, and minorities. How quality of life depends on the spatial structure of a community and how problems are based on inequalities in spatial opportunity?with a focus on the relationship between taxes and services. The role of the central city today, the rationale for revitalizing central cities, and city-suburban interdependence. The book includes papers that provide in-depth examinations of zoning policy in relation to patterns of suburban development; regionalism in transportation and air quality; the geography of economic and social opportunity; social stratification in metropolitan areas; and fiscal and service disparities within metropolitan areas.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

GOVERNANCE and OPPORTUNITY in METROPOLITAN AMERICA PART I

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 Central Cities, Suburbs, and Metropolitan-Area Problems

3 Disparities in Outcomes

4 Strategies for Reducing Disparities

5 Recommendations for Research and Policy Choices

References

Index.

Notes:

"Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education [and] Transportation Research Board, National Research Council."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780309174183

030917418X

9780309519670

0309519675

9780585135809

0585135800

OCLC:

923257228