"Although collaborations for local and regional economic development have been popular in recent years, it is not yet wholly clear when or how such efforts bring successful outcomes. Using an integrative conceptual framework for collaborative governance, this innovative collection provides a...

Governing Urban Economies is the first detailed scholarly examination of relations among governmental and community-based actors in Canadian city-regions. Comparing patterns of municipal-community relations and federal-provincial interactions across city-regions, this volume tracks the ways in...

Introduction to Local Sustainability and Functional Collective Action -- Setting the stage - A quantitative overview of cities and sustainability -- Functional Collective Action Framework -- Lead Agency Consolidation: Fort Collins, CO -- Lead Agency Coordination: Kansas City, MO and Orlando, FL...