Remaking the Urban Social Contract

Michael A. Pagano is Dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and professor of public administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, faculty fellow of UIC's Great Cities Institute, and editor of The Return of the Neighborhood as an Urban Strategy, Metropolitan Resistance in a Time of Economic Turmoil, and Technology and the Resilience of Metropolitan Regions.

"A provocative and enlightening vision of our rapidly changing societal expectations for energy, environment, and health, the foundations of the social contract we implicitly make with government, corporate, and entrepreneurial leaders."--George W. Crabtree, Director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research

• CoverTitle PageContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsPart One: Overview"The Social Contract: A Political and Economic Overview" / David C. Perry and Natalia Villamizar-DuartePart Two: White Papers"Back to the Future? The Curious Case of 'Public' Services" / David A. McDonaldDiscussant: "The History of U.S. Municipal Service Delivery: Pragmatism Trumps Ideology" / Dennis R. Judd"Green Gadgets? The Smart-Cities Movement and Urban Environmental Policy" / Anthony TownsendDiscussant: "It Is Easier to Be Smart than to Be Green" / Moira Zellner"Social Contract Theory and the Public's Health: A Vital Challenge Past and Present" / William C. Kling and Emily StiehlDiscussant: "Social Contracts and the Problem of Asymmetries" / Alba Alexander et al."Repowering Chicago: Accelerating the Cleaner, More Resilient, and More Affordable Electricity Market Transformation / Howard A. LearnerDiscussant: "Energy Networks: How Do We Power a City?" / Cynthia Klein-BanaiPart Three: Synthesis"Health, Energy, and the Environment: We Are All in This Together" / Megan HoustonList of Contributors