Municipal incorporation activity in the United States : patterns, people and procedures / Russell M. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Russell M., author.

Series:

Urban book series

Urban book series, 2365-757X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Municipal incorporation--United States.

Municipal incorporation.

Urban geography.

Human geography.

Cities and towns.

United States.

Physical Description:

xx, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018].

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the municipal incorporation activity in the United States over the last several decades and the geographic consequences of the incorporation of new cities. It aims to explore new municipalities and to develop a better understanding and appreciation for these complex local government boundary changes. Since 1990, the United States has witnessed the incorporation of more than 400 new cities. These newly incorporated municipalities (NIMs) were established on the edges of growing metropolitan areas, in beach and mountain resort destinations, and largely rural counties. The incorporation of these new cities is a complex and politically charged geographic event. These new cities can contribute to metropolitan fragmentation within a region, provide important public services to growing urban areas, and/or exclude unwanted populations. New cities can also result in new school boundaries, new levels of taxation, and new boards and commissions with varied political powers.

Contents:

Introduction to municipal incorporation in the USA

The process of municipal incorporation in the USA

Why do new cities form?

The geography of municipal incorporation: where are the newly incorporated municipalities (NIMs)?

Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of new cities

Clustering of new cities and the theory of a herd mentality

New cities of color: spatial patterns and financial conditions of majority-minority municipal incorporation efforts in the USA, 1990-2009

Implications of municipal incorporation activity in the USA

The future of municipal incorporation in the USA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319721873

3319721879

OCLC:

1009299181