Overview
- Comprehensively examines the relatively under-explored spatial phenomenon of municipal incorporation
- Provides numerous maps that depict the unique geography of municipal incorporation activity in the US over the last twenty years
- Includes a chapter dedicated to the implications of municipal incorporation activity in the US for urban planners and policy makers with recommendations and best practices to be implemented
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the municipal incorporation activity in the United States over the last several decades and the geographic consequences of the incorporation of new cities. It aims to explore new municipalities and to develop a better understanding and appreciation for these complex local government boundary changes.
Since 1990, the United States has witnessed the incorporation of more than 400 new cities. These newly incorporated municipalities (NIMs) were established on the edges of growing metropolitan areas, in beach and mountain resort destinations, and largely rural counties. The incorporation of these new cities is a complex and politically charged geographic event. These new cities can contribute to metropolitan fragmentation within a region, provide important public services to growing urban areas, and/or exclude unwanted populations. New cities can also result in new school boundaries, new levels of taxation, and new boards and commissions with varied political powers. Â
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor of Geography at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  His research agenda centers on exploring local government boundary change actions and a variety of urban planning issues including urban sustainability.  Currently, Dr. Smith is focused on analyzing the spatial justice implications of local government boundary change events in the United States. He is the author of numerous research publications, contracted reports, and presentations. Â
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Municipal Incorporation Activity in the United States
Book Subtitle: Patterns, People and Procedures
Authors: Russell M. Smith
Series Title: The Urban Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72188-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72187-3Published: 18 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89155-2Published: 06 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72188-0Published: 02 January 2018
Series ISSN: 2365-757X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 184
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Human Geography, International Political Economy