04265nam 22006974a 450 991097375630332120251116141022.09780309174183030917418X9780309519670030951967597805851358090585135800(CKB)110986584752752(SSID)ssj0000164683(PQKBManifestationID)11153415(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164683(PQKBWorkID)10120898(PQKB)10317091(Au-PeEL)EBL3375558(CaPaEBR)ebr10040975(OCoLC)923257228(MiAaPQ)EBC3375558(Perlego)4734865(BIP)53857361(BIP)47562826(EXLCZ)9911098658475275219990603d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGovernance and opportunity in metropolitan America /Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance ; Alan Altshuler ... [et al.] editors1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Pressc19991 online resource (ix, 347 pages) illustrations"Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education [and] Transportation Research Board, National Research Council."9780309065535 0309065534 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- GOVERNANCE and OPPORTUNITY in METROPOLITAN AMERICA PART I -- Executive Summary -- 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 -- References -- Index.America's cities have symbolized the nation's prosperity, dynamism, and innovation. Even with the trend toward suburbanization, many central cities attract substantial new investment and employment. Within this profile of health, however, many urban areas are beset by problems of economic disparity, physical deterioration, and social distress. This volume addresses the condition of the city from the perspective of the larger metropolitan region. It offers important, thought-provoking perspectives on the structure of metropolitan-level decisionmaking, the disadvantages faced by cities and city residents, and expanding economic opportunity to all residents in a metropolitan area. The book provides data, real-world examples, and analyses in key areas: Distribution of metropolitan populations and what this means for city dwellers, suburbanites, whites, and minorities. How quality of life depends on the spatial structure of a community and how problems are based on inequalities in spatial opportunity?with a focus on the relationship between taxes and services. The role of the central city today, the rationale for revitalizing central cities, and city-suburban interdependence. The book includes papers that provide in-depth examinations of zoning policy in relation to patterns of suburban development; regionalism in transportation and air quality; the geography of economic and social opportunity; social stratification in metropolitan areas; and fiscal and service disparities within metropolitan areas.Metropolitan AmericaMetropolitan governmentUnited StatesState-local relationsUnited StatesCities and townsUnited StatesMetropolitan governmentState-local relationsCities and towns352.14/0973Altshuler Alan A.1936-33870National Research Council (U.S.).Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973756303321Governance and opportunity in metropolitan America4368260UNINA