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regulated urban area in the USA (Pendall et al.
2006). So, to identify collaborative efficiencies
within and between the multiple government
agencies is to evaluate the contemporary nature
of governance in one of the more neoliberal
regions in the USA.
A review of the map of the Port of Houston
region shows how geographically fragmented
Fig. 4.1 Houston-Galveston metropolitan region
Table 4.1 Top 20 MSAs ranked by 2016 population
Top 20 MSAs ranked by 2016 population
Population Population density (Pop/SqMl) Area (SqMl)
1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York
13,380,318 1613.14
8294.58
2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
13,189,366 2720.13
4848.81
3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Illinois
8,656,303
1202.81
7196.75
4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
6,957,123
749.68
9280.14
5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, New Jersey
6,594,915
795.09
8294.58
6
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas
6,482,592
784.74
8260.82
7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach,
Florida
5,926,955
1167.76
5075.51
8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia
5,612,777
646.54
8681.32
9
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California
4,577,530
1847.45
2477.75
10 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona
4,486,153
308.01
14,565.04
11 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
4,430,646
162.51
27,263.57
12 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Massachusetts
4,302,566
1234.29
3485.86
13 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan
4,296,731
1104.81
3889.10
14 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania 4,076,378
885.66
4602.63
15 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
3,671,095
625.33
5870.66
16 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota
3,360,829
440.07
7637.08
17 San Diego-Carlsbad, California
3,253,356
773.39
4206.64
18 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
2,927,714
1164.30
2514.58
19 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, Virginia
2,884,799
461.81
6246.67
20 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Maryland
2,780,873
1068.94
2601.52
Source: ACS_5Yr_16
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regulated urban area in the USA (Pendall et al.
2006). So, to identify collaborative efficiencies
within and between the multiple government
agencies is to evaluate the contemporary nature
of governance in one of the more neoliberal
regions in the USA.
A review of the map of the Port of Houston
region shows how geographically fragmented
Fig. 4.1 Houston-Galveston metropolitan region
Table 4.1 Top 20 MSAs ranked by 2016 population
Top 20 MSAs ranked by 2016 population
Population Population density (Pop/SqMl) Area (SqMl)
1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York
13,380,318 1613.14
8294.58
2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
13,189,366 2720.13
4848.81
3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Illinois
8,656,303
1202.81
7196.75
4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
6,957,123
749.68
9280.14
5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, New Jersey
6,594,915
795.09
8294.58
6
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas
6,482,592
784.74
8260.82
7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach,
Florida
5,926,955
1167.76
5075.51
8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia
5,612,777
646.54
8681.32
9
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California
4,577,530
1847.45
2477.75
10 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona
4,486,153
308.01
14,565.04
11 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
4,430,646
162.51
27,263.57
12 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Massachusetts
4,302,566
1234.29
3485.86
13 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan
4,296,731
1104.81
3889.10
14 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania 4,076,378
885.66
4602.63
15 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
3,671,095
625.33
5870.66
16 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota
3,360,829
440.07
7637.08
17 San Diego-Carlsbad, California
3,253,356
773.39
4206.64
18 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
2,927,714
1164.30
2514.58
19 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, Virginia
2,884,799
461.81
6246.67
20 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Maryland
2,780,873
1068.94
2601.52
Source: ACS_5Yr_16
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