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"This book is an effort to summarize many studies of politics and government in metropolitan areas. It rests upon the work of scores of scholars, actors, and observers. It is by no means complete. Metropolitanization has come upon us so rapidly that we are still struggling to understand it. Undoubtedly many complexities are omitted, many generalizations are debatable. I have followed the strategy of sacrificing detailed documentation to the demands of intellectual order. Thus the book is more than a photograph of big city government; it aims to be an analysis"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

Introduction -- I. The need for power versus environmental concerns. Growth of the power industry ; Siting controversies ; Regulated electric power -- II. The local contest. The lake ; The reactor ; The New York State Electric and Gas Corporation -- III. The actors and the action. Plans of the NYSE&G ; Scientific activity ; Citizen activity and NYSE&G response ; Public hearings and political activity -- IV. Salient issues. Economic options of an expanding utility ; Unresolved technical questions ; The behavior of the scientific community in a public controversy ; Policy implications -- Conclusion -- A note on the program on science, technology, and society -- Definitions