Although all advanced industrial societies have urban and regional developmentpolicies, such policy in the United States historically has taken on a very distinct form. Compared with the more top-down, centrally orchestrated approaches of Western European countries, US cities and, to a lesser degree, states, take the lead, spurred on by developers and those with interest in rent. This bottom-up policy creates conflict as one city battles with another for new investments and as real estate developers fight over the spoils, resulting in highly contentious politics. In The Politics of Urban and Regional Development and the American Exception, Cox addresses the question of why US policy is so unique. In doing so, he illustrates the essential characteristics of American regional development through a series of case studies including housing politics in Silicon Valley; the history of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport; and a major redevelopment project that was rebuffed in Columbus, Ohio. Cox contrasts these examples with Western Europe's tradition of centralized governmental involvement and stronger labor movements that historically have been more concerned with creating what he calls the good geography than profits for developers, whatever the shortfalls in policy outcomes might be. The differences illuminate the peculiar nature of political engagement and local competition in shaping the way US urban development has evolved.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
ISBN-13
9780815634393
eBay Product ID (ePID)
224601289
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Urban Planning
Author
Kevin R. Cox
Publication Name
The Politics of Urban and Regional Development and the American Exception
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Geography & Geosciences
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
556g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Kevin R. Cox
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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