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AbstractCities Without Suburbs
, by David RuskMetropolitics
, by Myron OrfieldRegional Politics
, edited by H. V. Savitch and Ronald K. VogelRegional Excellence
, by William R. DodgeNew Visions for Metropolitan America
, by Anthony Downs

AbstractMetropolitan regions, whether growing or declining, face serious strategic issues in the arenas of economic development, infrastructure, environmental protection, and social equity. While these issues contribute to the argument favoring regional governance, actual solutions with the capacity and legitimacy to work remain elusive.

AbstractToday, we are engaged in a new wave of efforts to achieve regional governance. Drawing lessons from these attempts, a two‐phase approach to regional governance is developed here. The first phase employs consensus‐based processes to develop a vision of the region's future. Phase Two structures institutional capacity for sustained implementation of the vision.

AbstractThe past emphasis on structural regionalism, rendered infeasible by political considerations, has given way to a third wave, characterized by cross‐sectoral alliances. Sustained by rich networks of affiliations among public, private and nonprofit sector organizations, this new approach to regionalism is being acknowledged and nurtured by several state and federal initatives.

AbstractOver the course of a century efforts to achieve regional governance have proceeded in two waves. The first, championed by municipal reformers, stressed structural solutions, such as city‐county consolidation. The second wave focused on procedural reforms designed to improve program coordination and comprehensive planning.