Stowers Sustaining American Cities Through Contemporary City Administration

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-50988-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 316 Seiten

Sustaining American Cities Through Contemporary City Administration provides a comprehensive overview of urban administration today. Coverage ranges from the demographics of cities to local government political structures and why those make cities different from other levels of government, to intergovernmental relations. and then, covers Stowers discusses the full range of service delivery areas for which cities are responsible today.

Every chapter in the book incorporates one of the biggest issues today for American cities: environmental, fiscal and institutional sustainability. The book is intended as a primary textbook for graduate and upper level undergraduates in urban administration, city management and related courses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stowers, Genie N. L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Selected Contents: Part 1: The Urban Setting 1. Introduction to Today’s Diverse Cities 2. Urban Political structures and Power 3. Regional and Intergovernmental Structures Part 2: Core Administrative Areas 4. Citizen Engagement 5. Technology in Cities 6. Fiscal stress and administration 7. Employees as human resources 8. Measuring Performance Part 3: Delivering Urban Services 9. Service Delivery 10. Public Safety – Police and Fire, emergency management 11. Managing our infrastructure: Public works, streets and sewers 12. Economic development, housing and community development 13. Parks, Recreation & Libraries 14. Sustaining the Urban Environment 15. Challenges for cities today

Über Autor(innen)

Genie N.L. Stowers is Professor at San Francisco State University. Her research focuses upon the effectiveness and effects of e-government on citizens today

Ernita Joaquin is Assistant Professor at San Francisco State University. Her work focuses on the political and organizational dynamics of public management reforms and innovations, especially their implications for the public sphere, public values, and institutional capacity.