FOREWORD Under the rules of the Senate, the Committee on Government Operations has as one of its functions the duty of studying intergovernmental relations between the United States and the States and municipalities. This responsibility has been delegated by the committee to the Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee. In discharging this mandate, the subcommittee has devoted much time and effort to considering the many problems arising out of the rapid pace of urbanization. Hearings have been held, legislation passed, and studies published. This broad-gage effort to better understand the dynamics of urban development clearly indicates that the many challenges presently confronting the various jurisdictions operating in metropolitan areas will not fade with time. On the contrary, this and all future generations of Americans will be forced to direct greater attention to seeking new and better answers to them. More than 70 percent of our entire population now reside within urban areas, and almost two-thirds of our citizens dwell within what the Budget Bureau designates as standard metropolitan statistical areas. If present projections hold, 85 percent of our citizens will be living in such communities in not too many years. Even now, many of the units of government in urban areas face a crisis situation. There are the intergovernmental relations problems of fragmented governmental power, interjurisdictional rivalries, and uncoordinated Federal and regional program activities. There are the social problems of the aged, the young, the poor, and the racial minorities. There are the financial problems of rising tax rates, swollen budgets, and increased State and local indebtedness. And there are the physical problems of urban congestion, suburban sprawl, impure air and water, open space, and inadequate transporta tion systems. The body of literature exploring these various aspects of metropolitan life is massive and growing. At times it is highly specialized. This topically arranged and annotated bibliograpy represents an attempt to select the more significant items-books, reports, and monographs-by authoritative persons (or organizations) out of the many works dealing with the subject. In it are listed titles of a more general nature for the interested layman, as well as more specialized works for those concerned with the technical aspects of urban development. The compilation was prepared by a professional staff member of the subcommittee, Mark H. Freeman, and Dr. W. Brooke Graves, specialist in American government and public administration, Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress. Dr. Graves is a nationally known authority on State and local government and on intergovernmental relations. During his extensive career in this area, he has written, edited, and compiled a total of 31 books, the most recent being "American Intergovernmental Relations," published early this year. In continuing its study of the intergovernmental implications of urbanization, the subcommittee finds need for such an up-to-date bibliography covering the important publications in the field. It will have many uses, but most importantly it will be invaluable in the preparation of further proposals and additional legislation designed to promote more orderly growth in urban America. EDMUND S. MUSKIE, Chairman, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations. AUGUST 7, 1964. METROPOLITAN AMERICA-A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY I. ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF CITIES AT HOME AND ABROAD Chapin, F. Stuart and Shirley F. Weiss. "Urban Growth Dynamics in a Regional Cluster of Cities." Wiley, New York, 1963. 484 pages. This study describes and analyzes the process of urbanization in a 12county area known as the Piedmont Industrial Crescent, stretching from Raleigh, N.C., to Greenville, S.C. The first of four parts is concerned with labor and the adjustment of labor, industry, and agriculture to the reality of increased urbanization. In part II, problems relating to leadership, decisionmaking and urban growth are discussed, while part III deals with such correlates of urban growth and development as the assimilation of new arrivals and the livability of the city. Part IV examines urban developmental patterns, land use, and the policy implications of research findings. Gallion, Arthur B. "The Urban Pattern: City Planning and Design." Second edition. D. Van Nostrand Co., New York, 1963. 446 pages. This study traces the growth and development of the city from earliest times to the present and predicts future trends. It treats the city of the past, the industrial city, the city of today, and the prospects for tomorrow's city. Glaab, Charles N., ed. "The American City, a Documentary History." The Dorsey Press, Homewood, Ill., 1963. 478 pages. As a documentary history of the American city, this work might be described as a history of urban America, narrated by its residents. The various periods have been covered in six chapters: the city in early American history; growth of cities in the early 19th century; the growth of cities in the late 19th century; the city examined, 1850-1910; the city in an era of reform, 1890-1914; and, finally, the era of the supercity. Handlin, Oscar and John Burchard, eds. "The Historian and the City." Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University Presses, Cambridge, 1963. 299 pages. A symposium of 20 distinguished international scholars presents a comprehensive discussion of past and present urban problems and some forecasts for the immediate future. McKelvey, Blake. "The Urbanization of America, 1860-1915." Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1963. 370 pages. This history traces urban growth in America from 1860 to 1910. The chronicle is presented in five parts, dealing with: (1) the rise of the city; (2) the building and governing of cities, with emphasis on transportation, corruption, and the development of "the city beautiful movement"; (3) detailed treatment of such urban issues as labor, welfare, the social gospel, and schools; (4) the forging of an urban culture, with emphasis on recreation, the arts and sciences, and learning; and (5) the culmination of a half-century of urbanization during the 1910–1915 period. |