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Metropolitan Governance
Heinelt, Hubert, Razin, Eran, Zimmermann, Karsten
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Description for Metropolitan Governance
Paperback. As urban areas have grown and sprawl has spread in recent decades, metropolitan governments have begun to look beyond city borders, establishing regional partnerships to help them deal with issues of transit, resource use, and more. This title examines this trend through a close comparative study of seven metropolitan areas in Israel and Germany. Editor(s): Heinelt, Hubert; Razin, Eran; Zimmermann, Karsten. Num Pages: 350 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
As urban areas have grown and sprawl has spread in recent decades, metropolitan governments around the world have begun to look beyond city borders, establishing regional partnerships to help them deal with issues of transit, resource use, and more. "Metropolitan Governance" examines this trend through a close comparative study of seven metropolitan areas in Israel and Germany. While not neglecting the reasons behind these changes in governance, the authors pay particular attention to their effects on - and diminishing of - democratic participation and accountability.
As urban areas have grown and sprawl has spread in recent decades, metropolitan governments around the world have begun to look beyond city borders, establishing regional partnerships to help them deal with issues of transit, resource use, and more. "Metropolitan Governance" examines this trend through a close comparative study of seven metropolitan areas in Israel and Germany. While not neglecting the reasons behind these changes in governance, the authors pay particular attention to their effects on - and diminishing of - democratic participation and accountability.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Frankfurt, Germany
ISBN
9783593394015
SKU
V9783593394015
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99-15
About Heinelt, Hubert, Razin, Eran, Zimmermann, Karsten
Hubert Heinelt is professor of public administration, public policy, and urban studies at the Institute of Political Science at Darmstadt University of Technology, where Karsten Zimmermann works as a senior researcher. Both are members of the LOEWE Centre of Research Excellence, Urban Research at Darmstadt University. Eran Razin is director of the Institute of Urban and Regional studies, head of ... Read more
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