cities without suburbs by david rusk
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Cities Without Suburbs
By David Rusk
http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/1114.html
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Forecast• Author
• Key Terms and Purpose
• Characteristic
• Categories of Cities
• Public Policy and Government’s Role
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David Rusk
• Mayor of Albuquerque, NM– 1977-1981– State legislator & worked in Civil Rights
http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com
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Key Terms and Purpose
• Elastic
• Inelastic
• Purpose– In the age of Urban Sprawl, Elastic cities are
healthy and growing while inelastic are troubled and declining
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Rusk’s Stages of Elasticity
• 5 categories of elasticity– Hyper elasticity– High– Medium– Low– Zero elasticity
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Characteristics
• Growth
• Economic
• Racial
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Growth: Population
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Growth: Age
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Growth: City Limits
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Growth: Suburbs
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Growth: Affect of State Laws
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Economy: Income Gap
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Economy: Poverty
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Economy: Deindustrialization
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Economy: Job Creation
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Economy: Bond Ratings
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Racial: Segregation based on Elasticity
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Racial: Segregation Economically and Racially
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Characteristic Discussion
• Is the use of elastic and inelastic appropriate for comparing cities?
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Categories of Cities
• Cities of Almost No Return
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Categories of Cities• Cities without
Suburbs– 2 Standards
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Policy Discussion
• What Policy changes would you make to solve the inelasticity of cities?
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Public Policy and the Government’s Role
• Metropolitan Government– Policy recommendations
• State Government– Policy Recommendations
• Federal Government– Policy Recommendations
• Grassroots Movements
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Review & Conclusion
• Review– Author – Key Terms and Purpose– Characteristics – Categories of Cities (2)– Public Policy and Government’s Role
• Conclusion– For a city to become more elastic, all levels of
government must work together.