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Regionalism |
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community environment financing infrastructure Redevelopment Regionalism
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Building consensus may be the biggest challenge
facing urban redevelopers today. After, in most cases, fifty years of
urban abandonment and the proliferation of county governments as well as
that of smaller municipalities it has become increasing hard for urban
centers to act alone in the development process. After all, most of
these surrounding suburbs have become accustomed to developing their own
economy and reaping the financial rewards of independence. In
addition, it is increasingly hard to convince a local politician to
protect the region first and then their constituency. One could argue,
that modern urban America is seen by many as asking for a free
handout from suburban municipalities when cooperation is requested to help
rebuild the center of the region.
The following is a list of organization within the St. Louis metropolitan region whose specific purpose is to promote this cooperation as well as a few that deal with the problems of Urban abandonment. Regionalism East-West Gateway RGCA-St. Louis Focus St. Louis
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this page was authored by Thomas Roth