Overview
Title: The Paradox of the American Metropolis This is a citizen's guide to dealing with metroscale problems: transportation, climate change, public safety, etc. The context is the worldwide increase in urban populations and the contrast between US and foreign countries in the creation and control of local governments. Contents: Chapter One: Metropolises Today and Tomorrow, Here and Abroad Definitions Worldwide urban population trends Chapter Two: How the US Developed Its Federalism and Its Community Democracy Chapter Three: An Activist's Approach to the Metropolitan Complex Appendix: How Other Nations Deal with Their Local Governments Approx. 16,000 words. Source notes in text; no footnotes."
- | Author: Alan Rabinowitz
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Aug 30, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 86 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1534615563
- | ISBN-13: 9781534615564