GEOGRAPHICAL BASIS FOR URBAN PUBLIC-POLICY

Policy makers express concern for rapid growth and decline of metropolitan regions and of urban neighborhoods. These changes are the net result of families trying to improve themselves socioeconomically and geographically. Recent school intergration trends highlight the many differences between the North and South. The differences in physical and human geography of these regions must be recognized so that effective public policy can be developed. © 1979 by the Association of American Geographers.