Contents
Foreword
Michael Dear
Introduction. Making Southern California: Public Policy, Markets, and the Dynamics of Growth
Jennifer Wolch, Manuel Pastor Jr., and Peter Dreier
Part I. Policy Pathways
1. W(h)ither Sprawl? Have Regional Water Policies Subsidized Suburban Development?
Steven P. Erie, Gregory Freeman, and Pascale Joassart-Marcelli
2. Environmental Racism and Urban Development
Laura Pulido
3. Urban Sprawl, Racial Separation, and Federal Housing Policy
Carolyn B. Aldana and Gary A. Dymski
Part II. Up against the Sprawl
4. From the Barrio to the 'Burbs? Immigration and the Dynamics of Suburbanization
Enrico A. Marcelli
5. Where Is the "Region" in Regional Transportation Planning?
Genevieve Giuliano
6. Metropolitan Fiscal Structure: Coping with Growth and Fiscal Constraint
Juliet Musso
7. Federal Expenditures, Intrametropolitan Poverty, and Fiscal Disparities between Cities
Pascale Joassart-Marcelli, Juliet Musso, and Jennifer Wolch
8. The Preservation of Nature at the Urban Fringe
Stephanie Pincetl
Part III. Which Way L.A.?
9. Can Growth Control Escape Fiscal and Economic Pressures? City Policy before and after the 1990s Recession
Pascale Joassart-Marcelli, William Fulton, and Juliet Musso
10. Smart Growth or Smart Growth Machine? The Smart Growth Movement and Its Implications
Elizabeth Gearin
11. Living on the Edge: Growth Policy Choices for Ventura County
Christine M. Ryan, John P. Wilson, and William Fulton
12. The Experimental Metropolis: Political Impediments and Opportunities for Innovation
Mara A. Marks, Elizabeth Gearin, and Carol S. Armstrong
Contributors
Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Cities and towns California, Southern Growth, Urban policy California, Southern, Land use, Urban California, Southern