Custodians of place
Subtitle: how city governments confront growth
By: Paul G. Lewis & Max Neiman.
Contributors: Neiman, Max.
Series: American governance and public policy series
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9781589012561
Subjects: Urbanization -- Government policy -- California; Housing development -- Government policy -- California; Cities and towns -- California -- Growth; Urban policy -- California
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: contingent trusteeship and the local governance of growth; title: The context for local choices : growth pressures, fiscal incentives, and the california setting; title: What type of city to be? evaluating different kinds of growth; title: The vision thing : pursuing a future ideal; title: Firm ground : competing for businesses and jobs; title: Hustle or balancing act? regulating residential growth; title: Custodians of place : systemic representation in local governance.