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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815484103321

Autore

Katz Bruce

Titolo

The metropolitan revolution [[electronic resource] ] : how cities and metros are fixing our broken politics and fragile economy / / Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8157-2152-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BradleyJennifer

Disciplina

307.76/40973

Soggetti

Metropolitan areas - United States

City and town life - United States

Municipal government - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A revolution unleashed -- New York City : innovation and the next economy -- Denver : the four votes -- Cleveland : the post-hero economy -- Houston : el civics -- The rise of innovation districts -- Toward a global network of trading cities -- Metros as the new sovereign -- A revolution realized.

Sommario/riassunto

A revolution is stirring in America. Across the nation cities and metropolitan areas, and the networks of pragmatic leaders who govern them, are taking on the big issues that Washington won't, or can't, solve. They are reshaping our economy and fixing our broken political system. The Metropolitan Revolution is a national movement, and the book describes how it is taking root in New York City, where efforts are under way to diversify the city's vast economy; in Portland, Oregon, which is selling the ""sustainability"" solutions it has perfected to other cities aro