3. U.S. Constitution
Federal: Articles I, II, and III (Three Branches)
State and Local: Tenth Amendment
State Constitutions
Organization / powers of state and local govt.
“Hole” at regional level
No legal foundations or tradition
4. INSTRUCTIONS
Where did you grow up? (U.S. State, Country Province, etc.)
Describe this location. How would you classify it?
Urban? Suburban? Rural?
What features of the location made you classify in this way?
Where do you want to live after graduation?
City? Suburbs? Rural Area?
What will this choice be based on?
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7. METROPOLITAN
STATISTICAL AREA (MSA)
Urban area with 50,000 or
more people
Represents city
MICROPOLITAN
STATISTICAL AREA (M-PSA)
Smaller area with 10,000-
50,000 people
Represents suburban area
beyond city
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12. MSA’s in Kentucky include cities in Kentucky
such as Lexington, Owensboro, and Bowling Green.
Other MSA’s include other states such as Cincinnati, OH,
Evansville, IN, Ashland, WV, and Clarksville,TN.
16. Suburban growth patterns vary across U.S.
Many different kind of suburbs:
Industrial
Residential
Black
Wealthy
Working-Class
“Boomburgs” / “Exurbs”
17. Suburbs grew over 20th century due to
advancements in transportation
Led to Job Sprawl
18. First Wave (1920’s)
Mass production of cars
Slowed during GD and WWII
Second Wave (1950’s)
“Malling of America”
Rise of Levittown
ThirdWave (1980’s)
“Exit Ramp Economy”
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20. What is the “metropolitan problem”?
Failure to achieve wide-spread consensus on
policy questions and govt. institutions
21. Social Class
Occupation, Income, Education
Suburbs:White-collar, college grads, wealthy families
Familism: Doing things for “the kids”
Race
Suburbs less diverse than cities
Suburban integration changing this a bit
“Melting Pot Metros” – DC, Chicago, Houston, NYC
22. Poverty
Cites: Low income, low education, unskilled
Social problems found in cities (crime, poverty)
Middle class moving to the ‘burbs
Party Affiliation
Cities = Democrats (low-income, labor, race)
Suburbs = Republicans (middle-class, WASPs)
Cost of Government
Cities = More $$ than suburbs
Public services provisions (police, recreation, health)
Suburbs = Lower taxes than cities
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24. Sprawl: Outward extension of residential and
commercial development from a city
Characteristics of Sprawl
What causes sprawl?
Preferred lifestyle for many
Businesses may move to suburbs
25. New Urbanists argue sprawl increases highway
costs, water/sewer services, busing
Belief that Compactness = Efficiency
Principles of Smart Growth:
Range of housing options
Walkable neighborhoods
Development decisions are fair
Preserve open space, farmland, environment
Variety of transportation choices
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27. REGIONALISM
(METROPOLITANCONSOLIDATION)
Cost of Public Services
Coordination of Public
Services
Equality
Responsibility
LOCALISM
(FRAGMENTED GOVERNMENT)
Identity
Access
Effectiveness
Influence
Schools