Problem-Solving Strategies of Local Areas in the Metropolis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5249907 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Avery M Guest (University of Washington), R S Oropesa (0000-0002-1429-9897, Institute of Criminology) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 828 |
| Publication date | 1984-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2095532 |
| OpenAlex | W2335125802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper investigates two aspects of how local areas in the metropolis deal with their problems-the institutional means of representation which are used and the effectiveness of those means. In the Seattle metropolitan region, residents of 20 different local areas recognize three different means as relatively equal in importance. These include neighbors, community clubs, and representatives of the society's authority structure such as government. Across communities, reliance on neighbors and the authority structure seems to be a functional alternative to dependence on community clubs as problem-solving institutions. What we believe to be the relatively strong forms of representation-community clubs-are especially recognized in parts of the metropolis with clear name definitions and homogeneous residential land use. Rated effectiveness of institutions seems to be more similar across communities than the means of representation; it is more directly related to the wealth of the area and the types of social issues faced by the community
Economic geography · Geography · Regional science · Sociology · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Perspectives on Neighborhood and Community
Building Community
Metropolitan Residential Environments and Church Organizational Activities
Drive-bys and Trade-ups
Informal Social Ties and Political Activity in the Metropolis
Community Lost or Transformed? Urbanization and Social Ties
Urban elite on the fringes of the growth coalition
Why Do Communities Mobilize against Growth
Community Context and Complexity of Organizational Structure in Neighborhood Associations
Electoral Support for Community Growth Management Policy
Community Organizations and Crime
Neighborhood Associations
The Mediate Community
The Character and Consequences of Growth Regimes
Pace of Life in Cities and the Emergence of Town Tweeters
Citizen Mobilization and the Adoption of Local Growth Control
Neighborhood Associations, Political Repertoires and Neighborhood Exits
Maintaining the Trail
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2022 (37) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |