Preface

Week 1 Introduction
1.1 Urban Administration: What is Urban?
1.2 History of the City
1.3 Defining Cities
1.4 Urban Problems

Week 2 Urbanization
2.1 Definition
2.2 Causes
2.3 Characteristics
2.4 Counter-urbanization
2.5 Issues

Week 3 Governing Structure
3.1 Overview
3.2 History of Local Autonomy
3.3 Mayor-Council
3.4 Other Forms
3.5 Urban Governance
3.6 Governing Functions
3.7 Issues

Week 4 Urban Public Services
4.1 Definition
4.2 Rationale for Government Intervention
4.3 Types of Services
4.4 Service Provision
4.5 Issues

Week 5 Local Intergovernmental Administration
5.1 Definition
5.2 Needs
5.3 Forms
5.4 Issues

Week 6 Urban Finance
6.1 Definition
6.2 Types of Budgets
6.3 Budget Process
6.4 Functions and Types of Budgeting
6.5 Fiscal Stress and Risk Management
6.6 Property Tax
6.7 Block Grants
6.8 User Charges
6.9 Issues

Week 7 Urban Planning
7.1 Definition
7.2 Planning Process
7.3 Schools of Thought
7.4 Criteria for Urban Planning
7.5 Urban Land Use Planning
7.6 Transportation
7.7 Forecasting Population
7.8 Issues

Week 8 Urban Design
8.1 Definition
8.2 History
8.3 Principles
8.4 New Urbanism
8.5 Smart Growth
8.6 Issues

Week 9 Urban Economic Development
9.1 Definition
9.2 Pro-growth School
9.3 Capital and Labor Mobility
9.4 Development Tools
9.5 Issues

Week 10 Urban Marketing
10.1 Definition
10.2 Ideology
10.3 Urban Marketing Process
10.4 Strategies
10.5 Issues

Week 11 Future Urban Administration
11.1 Prospects for the Urban Environment of the Future
11.2 Reform and Change in Urban Administrative Systems
11.3 Future Challenges

Week 12 Student Presentations
12.1 Assignment
12.2 Presenting in English

References
Index