:Spurred by fiscal pressure, persistent city-suburban disparities, and the imperatives of the global economy, public and academic interest in metropolitan regionalism is as vigorous now as it was in the 1950s. The resurgence of interest compels analysis in this article of 10 regional impulses—natural resource, macroeconomic, centrality, growth, social, fiscal, equity, political, legal, and historical—the operation of which determine regional outcomes, such as regional service delivery, partnerships, and practices, in metropolitan areas. A case study of regional service delivery, partnerships, and practices, in metropolitan areas. A case study of regional impulses in the Buffalo metropolitan area finds that fiscal, legal, political, and historical impulses are most salient in influencing regional outcomes. The study demonstrates the utility of the regional impulses framework for comparative metropolitan analysis and understanding why some regions function more regionally than others.
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