Shaping the Metropolis: Institutions and Urbanization in the United States and Canada Volume 11

by Zack Taylor

Book Overview

Rising income inequality and concentrated poverty threaten the social sustainability of North American cities. Suburban growth endangers sensitive ecosystems, water supplies, and food security. Existing urban infrastructure is crumbling while governments struggle to pay for new and expanded services. Can our inherited urban governance institutions and policies effectively respond to these problems? In Shaping the Metropolis Zack Taylor compares the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773557059
• ISBN13: 9780773557055
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"