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

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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©1999.
Description
ix, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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      Summary note
      "Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education [and] Transportation Research Board, National Research Council."
      Notes
      "Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education [and] Transportation Research Board, National Research Council."
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      Contents
      • pt. I. Governance and opportunity in metropolitan America
      • 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
      • pt. II. In-depth perspectives
      • Does the American way of zoning cause the suburbs of metropolitan areas to be too spread out? / William A. Fischel
      • Spatial stratification within U.S. metropolitan areas / Ingrid Gould Ellen
      • The geography of economic and social opportunity in metropolitan areas / Keith R. Ihlanfeldt
      • Metropolitan limits : intrametropolitan disparities and governance in U.S. laboratories of democracy / Michael A. Pagano
      • Regionalism in transportation and air quality : history, interpretation, and insights for regional governance / Martin Wachs and Jennifer Dill
      • Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.
      Other title(s)
      Metropolitan America
      ISBN
      • 0309065534
      • 9780309065535
      LCCN
      99006607
      OCLC
      41528357
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