Shaping the metropolis : institutions and urbanization in the United States and Canada /

"Rising income inequality and concentrated poverty threaten the social sustainability of North American cities. Suburban growth endangers sensitive ecosystems, water supplies, and food security. Existing urban infrastructure is crumbling while governments struggle to pay for new and expanded se...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Taylor, Zack, 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019]
Series:McGill-Queen's studies in urban governance ; 11.
Subjects:
Municipal government > Canada > Case studies.
Municipal government > United States > Case studies.
Urbanization > Canada > Case studies.
Urbanization > United States > Case studies.
Municipal government > Case studies.
Administration municipale > Canada > Études de cas.
Administration municipale > Études de cas.
Urbanisation > Canada > Études de cas.
Urbanisation > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Administration municipale > États-Unis > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Municipal government.
Urbanization.
Canada.
United States.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Shaping the metropolis
  • The institutional foundations of governance
  • The development of national patterns of urban governance
  • Toronto
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul
  • Vancouver
  • Portland
  • Urban governance, past and future.

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