Governing Metropolitan Areas

Governing Metropolitan Areas

Author: David K. Hamilton

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9780815325536

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First published in 2013. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


Reform of Metropolitan Governments

Reform of Metropolitan Governments

Author: Steven P. Erie

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-17

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 1317336178

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Originally published in 1972, this study aims to explore governmental interaction with people and publics interests and institutions in Metropolitan America. These papers discuss issues of how governance can be improved and the federal role in Metropolitanism as well as suggesting ways in which political reform can help. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Economics and professionals.


The States and the Metropolis

The States and the Metropolis

Author: P. Florestano

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1981-06-01

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780824712877

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The States and The Metropolis is an informative monograph on the fundamental question of how state governments relate to their metropolitan areas. How the state can and does use its resources and authority to resolve the complex problems of urban growth and development is the central focus of this book.


Globalizing Cities

Globalizing Cities

Author: Peter Marcuse

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-07-18

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 1444399616

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This exciting collection of original essays provides students and professionals with an international and comparative examination of changes in global cities, revealing a growing pattern of social and spatial division or polarization.


Historical Dictionary of Tokyo

Historical Dictionary of Tokyo

Author: Roman Cybriwsky

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2011-02-18

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 081087489X

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Tokyo is Japan's largest city and its capital. It is also one of the largest cities in the world and a major center of global economic influence. The origins of human settlement in what is today Tokyo are lost in prehistory. The city started out quite modestly as a small castle town of Edo in 1457, then the center of the Tokugawa shogunate from 1603-1868, the rapidly modernizing and Westernizing capital of the nation during the Meiji Period (1868-1912), and the capital of a prosperous nation and growing empire thereafter. Tokyo was utterly devastated during World War II, but this was not the first time Tokyo had to start seemingly from new. Due to many fires and earthquakes, the city has constantly rebuilt itself and today it outdoes all its previous emanations by far. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Tokyo is a much-needed reference source on the city. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on people, places, events, and other terminology about the city of Tokyo. This book is a must for anyone interested in Japan and Tokyo.


Collaborative Governance of Local Governments in China

Collaborative Governance of Local Governments in China

Author: Jing Cui

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-04-03

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 042962333X

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China faces the problem of collaboration deficiency in local governance of metropolitan areas. With the evolution of regional spatial structure in China, this book is timely with its analysis on how China can approach current problems in China's regional governance through a holistic collaborative governance mechanism. The book applies the governance theory to the local government in metropolitan areas and explains how this approach may help to equalize regional public resources allocation. The author puts forth a convincing case for the use of holistic collaborative governance to better understand the problems of China's local government in metropolitan areas and to promote regional government collaboration. The book also looks at cross-jurisdiction collaboration organization, collaborative mechanism of local government, private sector and non-governmental organizations in public affairs (environmental protection, transportation, public health, water resources).


Handbook of Research on Urban Politics and Policy in the United States

Handbook of Research on Urban Politics and Policy in the United States

Author: Ronald K. Vogel

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1997-01-21

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 0313032947

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A comprehensive reference work which provides a way to access research on urban politics and policy in the United States. Experts in the field guide readers through major controversies, while evaluating and assessing the subfields of urban politics and policy. Each chapter follows the same basic organization with topics such as methodological and theoretical issues, current states of the field, and directions for future research. For students, this work provides a starting place to guide them to the most important works in a particular subfield and a context to place their work in a larger body of knowledge. For scholars, it serves as a reference work for immediately familiarity with subfields of the discipline, including classic studies and major research questions. For urban policymakers or analysts, the handbook provides a wealth of information and allows quick identification of existing academic knowledge and research relevant to the problem at hand.