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Region : Planning the Future of the Twin Cities /

The Twin Cities region contains 11 counties, 300 cities and townships, and 1,700 unique combinations of tax rates and public services. Historically, this fragmentation has made it extremely difficult to address the social, economic, and environmental problems that affect all parts of the region, yet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Orfield, Myron (Autor), Luce, Thomas F. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: University of Minnesota. Institute on Race and Poverty
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Local Governance, Finance, and Growth Trends; 2 Governing the Twin Cities; 3 Neighborhood and School Segregation; 4 Transportation and Employment: Access to Growing Job Centers; 5 The Environment and Growth; 6 An Overview of Policy Recommendations; 7 The Politics of Regional Policy; Appendix A: Neighborhood and School Typology; Appendix B: Supplemental Data for Neighborhoods and Schools in the Twin Cities, Portland, and the Twenty-five Largest Metropolitan Areas; Acknowledgments; Notes; Contributors; Index.