Urban Administration: Issues and Practices

Week 1 Introduction 13
1.1 Urban Administration: What is Urban?/13
1.2 History of the City/20
1.3 Defining Cities/31
1.4 Urban Problems/47

Week 2 Urbanization 55
2.1 Definition/55
2.2 Causes/59
2.3 Characteristics/64
2.4 Counter-urbanization/67
2.5 Issues/70

Week 3 Governing Structure 78
3.1 Overview/78
3.2 History of Local Autonomy/79
3.3 Mayor-Council/81
3.4 Other Forms/87
3.5 Urban Governance/92
3.6 Governing Functions/100
3.7 Issues/101

Week 4 Urban Public Services 115
4.1 Definition/115
4.2 Rationale for Government Intervention/116
4.3 Types of Services/131
4.4 Service Provision/134
4.5 Issues/141

Week 5 Local Intergovernmental Administration 147
5.1 Definition/147
5.2 Needs/148
5.3 Forms/152
5.4 Issues/158

Week 6 Urban Finance 169
6.1 Definition/169
6.2 Types of Budgets/170
6.3 Budget Process/172
6.4 Functions and Types of Budgeting/177
6.5 Fiscal Stress and Risk Management/181
6.6 Property Tax/188
6.7 Block Grants/191
6.8 User Charges/195
6.9 Issues/200

Week 7 Urban Planning 212
7.1 Definition/212
7.2 Planning Process/216
7.3 Schools of Thought/220
7.4 Criteria for Urban Planning/238
7.5 Urban Land Use Planning/241
7.6 Transportation/248
7.7 Forecasting Population/258
7.8 Issues/260

Week 8 Urban Design 271
8.1 Definition/271
8.2 History/275
8.3 Principles/278
8.4 New Urbanism/282
8.5 Smart Growth/290
8.6 Issues/296

Week 9 Urban Economic Development 304
9.1 Definition/304
9.2 Pro-growth School/307
9.3 Capital and Labor Mobility/317
9.4 Development Tools/330
9.5 Issues/346

Week 10 Urban Marketing 359
10.1 Definition/359
10.2 Ideology/361
10.3 Urban Marketing Process/366
10.4 Strategies/372
10.5 Issues/382

Week 11 Future Urban Administration 385
11.1 Prospects for the Urban Environment of the Future/385
11.2 Reform and Change in Urban Administrative Systems/396
11.3 Future Challenges/399

Week 12 Student Presentations 406
12.1 Assignment/406
12.2 Presenting in English/408

References 418
Index 440