1. Cities Without Suburbs By David Rusk http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/1114.html

2. Forecast Author Key Terms and Purpose Characteristic Categories of Cities Public Policy and Government’s Role

3. David Rusk Mayor of Albuquerque, NM –1977-1981 –State legislator & worked in Civil Rights http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com

4. Key Terms and Purpose Elastic Inelastic Purpose –In the age of Urban Sprawl, Elastic cities are healthy and growing while inelastic are troubled and declining

5. Rusk’s Stages of Elasticity 5 categories of elasticity –Hyper elasticity –High –Medium –Low –Zero elasticity

6. Characteristics Growth Economic Racial

7. Growth: Population

8. Growth: Age

9. Growth: City Limits

10. Growth: Suburbs

11. Growth: Affect of State Laws

12. Economy: Income Gap

13. Economy: Poverty

14. Economy: Deindustrialization

15. Economy: Job Creation

16. Economy: Bond Ratings

17. Racial: Segregation based on Elasticity

18. Racial: Segregation Economically and Racially

19. Characteristic Discussion Is the use of elastic and inelastic appropriate for comparing cities?

20. Categories of Cities Cities of Almost No Return

21. Categories of Cities Cities without Suburbs –2 Standards

22. Policy Discussion What Policy changes would you make to solve the inelasticity of cities?

23. Public Policy and the Government’s Role Metropolitan Government –Policy recommendations State Government –Policy Recommendations Federal Government –Policy Recommendations Grassroots Movements

24. Review & Conclusion Review –Author –Key Terms and Purpose –Characteristics –Categories of Cities (2) –Public Policy and Government’s Role Conclusion –For a city to become more elastic, all levels of government must work together.