Format:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 247 p)
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ill
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
1589012569
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9781589012561
Series Statement:
American Governance and Public Policy
Content:
What types of cities tend to aggressively pursue industrial or retail firms? What types of cities tend to favor housing over business development? What motivates cities to try to slow residential growth? Custodians of Place answers these and many other questions
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239) and index
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Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction: Contingent Trusteeship and the Local Governance of Growth; 2 The Context for Local Choices: Growth Pressures, Fiscal Incentives, and the California Setting; 3 What Type of City to Be? Evaluating Different Kinds of Growth; 4 The Vision Thing: Pursuing a Future Ideal; 5 Firm Ground: Competing for Businesses and Jobs; 6 Hustle or Balancing Act? Regulating Residential Growth; 7 Custodians of Place: Systemic Representation in Local Governance; Appendix A: The Consistency of "Visions" with Other Officials' Views: Comparing Responses across Surveys
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Appendix B: Detailed Results of Multivariate AnalysesNotes; Bibliography; Index;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781589012561
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Custodians of Place : Governing the Growth and Development of Cities
Language:
English
URL:
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