Custodians of place : governing the growth and development of cities

Paul G. Lewis and Max Neiman

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

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Year of publication:	c2009
Authors:	Lewis, Paul George
Other Persons:	Neiman, Max (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington, D.C : Georgetown University Press
Subject:	Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Entwicklung \| Economic development \| Wirtschaftswachstum \| Economic growth \| Stadtwachstum \| Urban growth \| Stadtentwicklung \| Urban development
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (xviii, 247 p) ill 23 cm
Series:	American Governance and Public Policy American governance and public policy series American Governance and Public Policy Ser.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239) and index 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 Appendix B: Detailed Results of Multivariate AnalysesNotes; Bibliography; Index; Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	1-58901-256-9 ; 978-1-58901-256-1 ; 978-1-58901-256-1
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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