Reinventing the railroad suburb: community conflict in the new suburbia
Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy
ISSN: 1750-6204
Article publication date: 19 October 2010
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which suburban governments contend with market and citizen pressures to influence land use policy.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper utilizes a comparative case study approach by analyzing primary documents and conducting open‐ended interviews.
Findings
It can be argued that the historical context of suburban development, the cultural conceptions of suburbia, and the extent of civil society's participation in decision making are important factors in understanding how suburbs are dealing with growth challenges.
Practical implications
The cases studied here likely have attributes that are typical of other suburbs in North America.
Originality/value
The paper emphasizes the importance of cultural conceptions of the landscape in influencing stakeholder attitudes – an element often neglected in public policy analysis.
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Citation
Bartling, H. (2010), "Reinventing the railroad suburb: community conflict in the new suburbia", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. 4 No. 4, pp. 312-322. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506201011086110
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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