Urban Politics

1
Urban Politics

• Urban Crisis 4

2
Overview

• Impact of Suburbs on Urban Politics
• Fragmentation and Regionalization
• Towards a Metropolitan Governance

3
Impact of Sububs on Urban Politics

• Residential
• Commercial
• Retail
• Overall impact on finances and politics of city?

4
Fragmentation and Regionalization

• Surburban and Urban areas linked and dependent on
  each other
• economically
• culturally
• politically?

5
Fragmentation and Regionalization

• Problem of political fragmentation
• How to integrate more closely?
• Obstacles to integration?