The Work of Cities

The Work of Cities
Author: Susan E. Clarke
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 301
Release: 1998
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0816628920

In a pathbreaking study based on four case studies--Cleveland, Tacoma, Syracuse, and Jacksonville--authors Susan E. Clarke and Gary L. Gaile show how cities play a vital role in empowering citizens to adapt and serve as catalysts for a global economy. THE WORK OF CITIES is essential reading for anyone who cares about our metropolitan communities.

Urban Growth Management and Its Discontents

Urban Growth Management and Its Discontents
Author: Y. Dierwechter
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2008-06-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230612903

This book introduces, synthesizes, and evaluates spatial planning for growth management in the contemporary USA. It discusses the neglected relationship between the actual environmental results of various state growth management systems and the geographically diverse politics of discontent with these various systems.