Custodians of Place: Governing the Growth and Development of Cities - Couverture souple

Livre 47 sur 60: American Governance and Public Policy

Lewis, Paul G.; Neiman, Max

 
9781589012561: Custodians of Place: Governing the Growth and Development of Cities
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1589012569 ISBN 13 : 9781589012561
Editeur : Georgetown University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Custodians of Place provides a new theoretical framework that accounts for how different types of cities arrive at decisions about residential growth and economic development. Lewis and Neiman surveyed officials in hundreds of California cities of all sizes and socioeconomic characteristics to account for differences in local development policies. This book shows city governments at the center of the action in shaping their destinies, frequently acting as far-sighted trustees of their communities.

They explain how city governments often can insulate themselves for the better from short-term political pressures and craft policy that builds on past growth experiences and future vision. Findings also include how conditions on the ground-local commute times, housing affordability, composition of the local labor force--play an important role in determining the approach a city takes toward growth and land use.

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul G. Lewis is assistant professor of political science at Arizona State University. His previous book, Shaping Suburbia: How Political Institutions Organize Urban Development, was named an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice.

Max Neiman is a senior resident scholar at the Institute of Government Studies,
University of California, Berkeley.

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Éditeur
Georgetown University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1589012569
ISBN 13 
9781589012561
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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