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A comprehensive reference work which provides a way to access research on urban politics and policy in the United States. Experts in the field guide readers through major controversies, while evaluating and assessing the subfields of urban politics and policy. Each chapter follows the same basic organization with topics such as methodological and theoretical issues, current states of the field, and directions for future research.
For students, this work provides a starting place to guide them to the most important works in a particular subfield and a context to place their work in a larger body of knowledge. For scholars, it serves as a reference work for immediately familiarity with subfields of the discipline, including classic studies and major research questions. For urban policymakers or analysts, the handbook provides a wealth of information and allows quick identification of existing academic knowledge and research relevant to the problem at hand.
List of contents
Preface
Theories, Methods, and ConceptsTheoretical Models in Urban Politics by Peter Eisinger
Research Methods in Urban Politics and Policy by Richard E. DeLeon
Urbanization by J. John Palen
Community by Larry Lyon and Jason Miller
Power by Bert E. Swanson
Race and Ethnicity by Dianne M. Pinderhughes
Class and Inequality by Louise Jezierski
Gender by Genie N.L. Stowers
Governance and PoliticsGovernment by Ann Bowman
Participation by Arnold Fleischmann
Neighborhoods by John Clayton Thomas
Central Cities and Suburbs by Douglas H. Adams and H.V. Savitch
Metropolitan Government by Ronald K. Vogel
Services by Ruth Hoogland DeHoog
Administration and Management by David R. Morgan and David G. Carnevale
Budgeting by Irene Rubin
DevelopmentUrban Economy by Cynthia Negrey
Planning and Development by Robyne S. Turner and Jerry Kolo
Economic Development by David L. Imbroscio
Problems and PolicyPolicy Process by Elaine B. Sharp
Housing by R. Allen Hays
Poverty and the Underclass by Scott Cummings and Margaret Killmer
Education by Kenneth K. Wong
Policing, Crime, and Crime Prevention by Susan Bennett
Health by Ann Lenarson Greer
Equal Opportunity by Lana Stein
Transportation by Edward Weiner
Environment by Dennis R. Judd
National Urban Policy by Ronald K. Vogel
Appendix: Data Sources and Secondary Information Found in Urban Document Centers and State and Local Archives by Bert E. Swanson and Gary Cornwell
Name Index
Subject Index
About the author
RONALD K. VOGEL is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville where he teaches courses in urban politics and policy. He is the author of
Urban Political Economy: Broward County, Florida (1992) and coeditor of
Regional Politics: American in a Post City Age (1996).
Summary
A comprehensive reference work which provides a way to access research on urban politics and policy in the United States.
