Bibliograph

The shape of the new American city, special editors of this volume, Eugénie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter ; Phyllis Kaniss, executive editor

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The shape of the new American city, special editors of this volume, Eugénie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter ; Phyllis Kaniss, executive editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The shape of the new American city

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

special editors of this volume, Eugénie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter ; Phyllis Kaniss, executive editor

Series statement

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,, v. 626, 0002-7162

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the shape of the new American city / Eugénie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter -- Part 1: Cities in the U.S. Economy : Competitiveness, Dependence, and Employment -- A nation of cities : the federal government and the shape of the American metropolis / Kenneth T. Jackson -- Crime and U.S. cities : recent patterns and implications / Ingrid Gould Ellen and Katherine O'Regan -- How should suburbs help their central cities? : growth- and welfare-enhancing intrametropolitan fiscal distributions / Andrew F. Haughwout and Robert P. Inmam -- Cities today : a new frontier for major developments / Saskia Sassen -- Part 2: Urban Demographics : Immigration, Housing, and Services -- The changing bases of segregation in the United States / Douglas S. Masey, Jonathan Rothwell and Thurston Domina -- Demographic forces and turning points in the American city, 1950-2040 / Dowell Myers and John Pitkin -- Urban growth and housing affordability : the conflict / Richard P. Voith and Susan M. Wachter -- Part 3: The Metropolitan Footprint : Sprawl and Reurbanization -- Downtown in the "new American city" -- Eugénie L. Birch -- The changing shape of metropolitan America / John Landis -- The new urbanity : the rise of a new America / Arthur C. Nelson -- Part 4: Public Investment in American Cities : Infrastructure, Services, and Delivery -- Transport infrastructure and global competitiveness : balancing mobility and livability / Robert Cervero -- Making infrastructure competitive in an urban world / Rae Zimmerman

Target audience

preschool

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