In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. Addressing these new realities in America’s metropolitan regions, this book argues that a few lessons are emerging: first, inequity...

"In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. This book argues that lessons for addressing these national challenges are emerging from a new set of realities in America's...

"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...

What is suburbia? : naming the layers in the landscape, 1820-2000 / Dolores Hayden -- How they lost their way in San Jose : the capital of Silicon Valley as a case study of postwar sprawl / Glenna Matthews -- Electronic cottages, wired neighborhoods, and smart cities / William J. Mitchell -- How...