Custodians of place : governing the growth and development of cities / Paul G. Lewis and Max Neiman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Paul George, 1966-

Contributor:

Neiman, Max.

Series:

American governance and public policy.

American governance and public policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization--Government policy--California.

Urbanization.

Housing development--Government policy--California.

Housing development.

Cities and towns--California--Growth.

Cities and towns.

Urban policy--California.

Urban policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What types of cities tend to aggressively pursue industrial or retail firms? What types of cities tend to favor housing over business development? What motivates cities to try to slow residential growth? Custodians of Place answers these and many other questions.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction: Contingent Trusteeship and the Local Governance of Growth; 2 The Context for Local Choices: Growth Pressures, Fiscal Incentives, and the California Setting; 3 What Type of City to Be? Evaluating Different Kinds of Growth; 4 The Vision Thing: Pursuing a Future Ideal; 5 Firm Ground: Competing for Businesses and Jobs; 6 Hustle or Balancing Act? Regulating Residential Growth; 7 Custodians of Place: Systemic Representation in Local Governance; Appendix A: The Consistency of "Visions" with Other Officials' Views: Comparing Responses across Surveys

Appendix B: Detailed Results of Multivariate AnalysesNotes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239) and index.

ISBN:

9781589015906

1589015908

9781589015913

1589015916

OCLC:

638859199