 | This Could Be the Start of Something Big Subjects: Social movements; Metropolitan areas; Community organization; Community development Urban; Regional disparities; Regionalism; Regional planning; The authors show how momentum is building as new policies addressing regional infrastructure, housing, and workforce development bring together business and community groups who share a common desire to see their city and region succeed. Manuel Pastor Jr. is Professor of Geography and American Studies & Ethnicity and Director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at the University of Southern California. He is the coauthor of books including Up Against the Sprawl and Regions That Work . Chris Benner is Chair of the Community Development Graduate Group and Associate Professor of Community and Regional Development at the University of California Davis. He is the author of Work in the New Economy . Benner is the coauthor (with Manuel Pastor Jr. and Laura Leete) of Staircases or Treadmills . Martha Matsuoka is Assistant Professor in the Urban and Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College. |
