Research Catalog

Title

The government of world cities : the future of the metro model / edited by L.J. Sharpe.

Publication

Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley, 1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

Sharpe, L. J. (Laurence James)

Description

xi, 234 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm

Subject

• Metropolitan government
• Metropolitan government > Case studies
• 88.13 local government bodies
• Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques
• UE/CE Etats membres
• Analyse comparative
• Agglomérations
• Administration locale
• Metropolitan government
• Großstadt
• Regierung
• Stadtverwaltung
• Verwaltung
• Metropole
• Lokaal bestuur
• Metropolen
• METROPOLITAN AREAS
• CITIES
• URBAN MANAGEMENT
• POLITICAL CONDITIONS
• CONFERENCES

Genre/Form

• Case studies
• Congresses (form)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Introduction: Why Metropolitan Organisation? / Jean Gottmann -- 2. The Future of Metropolitan Government / L.J. Sharpe -- 3. The Barcelona Metropolitan Area / Angelsimon I. Grimaldos and Conxa Aguirre I. Ferrer -- 4. Dilemmas of Size: The Rise and Fall of the Greater Copenhagen Council / Finn Bruun -- 5. Unigov: Local Government in Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana / William Blomquist and Roger B. Parks -- 6. The Twin Cities Metropolitan Council / Barbara C. Crosby and John M. Bryson -- 7. The Abolition of the Greater London Council: Is There a Case for Resurrection? / L.J. Sharpe -- 8. Metropolitan Government in Montreal / Andrew Sancton -- 9. The Rise and Fall of the Rijnmond Authority: An experiment with Metro Government in the Netherlands / Frank Hendriks and Theo A.J. Toonen -- 10. The Metropolitan Strategies of Tokyo: Toward the Restoration of Balanced Growth / Hisatake Togo -- 11. Metro Toronto: Old Battles -- New Challenges / Lionel D. Feldman.

ISBN

• 0471949825
• 9780471949824

LCCN

94029474

OCLC

• ocm30892075
• 30892075
• SCSB-2043897

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library