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8 maj 2024 · What are Urban Counties? Counties within a metropolitan area that have met a population threshold to qualify to directly receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.
Although mentioned at 24 CFR 570.3, Definitions, urban county is defined at Section 102(a)(6) of the Housing and Community Development Act (HCDA) of 1974, as amended. This provision defines an urban county as a county within a metropolitan area that has a population of 200,000 or more, not including metropolitan cities located therein.
The Census Bureau’s urban areas represent densely developed territory, and encompass residential, commercial, and other non-residential urban land uses. The Census Bureau delineates urban areas after each decennial census by applying specified criteria to decennial census and other data.
progressive and enlightened approach to local governmental reform. Chapter 67A is significant in two respects: (1) It provides for the consolidation of city and county governments into a new form of government called the urban county; and (2) it delegates home rule
UN-Habitat is tasked with assisting local governments to effectively capture domestic revenue, improve fiscal decentralization, manage urban displacement and utilize frontier technologies. The Agency has developed the following four principal working areas on governance:
10 mar 2020 · To facilitate international comparisons, a coalition of six international organizations developed a new global definition of cities, towns and semi-dense areas, and rural areas. On March 5th, the UN Statistical Commission endorsed the Degree of Urbanization as a recommended method for international comparisons.
Urban governance, simply defined, is about the formulation and pursuit of collective goals at the local level of the political system. Unlike traditional accounts of urban politics, governance theory makes no prejudgment about which social actors are most central to the pursuit of collective goals.
