Using the urbanized area that spreads across northern New Jersey and around New York City as a case study, this book presents a convincing explanation of metropolitan fragmentation--the process by which suburban communities remain as is or break off and form separate political entities. The process has important and deleterious consequences for a range of urban issues, including the weakening of public finance and school integration. The explanation centers on the independent effect of urban infrastructure, specifically sewers, roads, waterworks, gas, and electricity networks. The book...
Using the urbanized area that spreads across northern New Jersey and around New York City as a case study, this book presents a convincing explanat...
Kristene Unsworth Andrea Forte Richardson Dilworth
"Includes selected papers from the Symposium on Urban Informatics as well as accepted submissions that are thematically relevant to this collection. The Symposium on Urban Informatics was held at Drexel University in June 2013"--Page 1.
"Includes selected papers from the Symposium on Urban Informatics as well as accepted submissions that are thematically relevant to this collection. T...
If the old adage that "all politics is local" is even partially true, then cities are important centers for political activity and for the delivery of public goods and services. This is a reference guide to topics in urban politics and policy in the United States.
If the old adage that "all politics is local" is even partially true, then cities are important centers for political activity and for the delivery of...