The Northern California Megaregion: Identifying Trends for Inter-regional Cooperation
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Over the past decade, the different subregions of Northern California (Bay Area, Sacramento Area, San Joaquin Valley and Monterey Bay) have become increasingly interconnected through various aspects of planning areas, such as transportation, goods movement, carbon emission reduction, housing and healthcare. While the traditional methods of government planning that involve Joint Power Associations and Councils of Government may have worked in the past for distinct regions, the growing interconnections across these four Northern California subregions requires a new form of collaborative planning. The purpose of this project is to offer a comparative analysis of two such efforts elsewhere in the U.S., where inter-regional collaboration has been successfully coordinated by a megaregional planning organization. This analysis is then used to provide a discussion of multiple identifiable characteristics of these existing organizations, revolving around three core functions of a successful megaregional planning agency, that may apply in the formation of a Northern California megaregional planning organization.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | December 17, 2019 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Ryan Castaneda |
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| Primary advisor | Bruce Cain |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Public Policy Program |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford University |
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| Subject | Humanities and Sciences |
| Subject | Public Policy Program |
| Subject | megaregions |
| Subject | inter-regional cooperation |
| Subject | collaboration |
| Subject | government planning |
| Subject | local government |
| Subject | Northern California |
| Genre | Thesis |
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