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The urban experience : economics, society, and public policy / Barry Bluestone, Mary Huff Stevenson, Russell Williams.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: xx, 601 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm + 1 computer disc (12 cm)Content type:
  • text
  • computer dataset
Media type:
  • unmediated
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • volume
  • computer disc
ISBN:
  • 0195313089
  • 9780195313086
Other title:
  • Economics, society, and public policy
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.760973 22
LOC classification:
  • HT123 .B56 2008
Contents:
Preface -- Part I. Introduction to Cities and Suburbs -- 1. The Wonder and Paradox of Urban Life -- 2. How Metro Areas Rank -- Part II. Dynamics of Metropolitan Development -- 3. Urban America from the 17th to the Early 20th Century: The Dynamics of City Growth -- 4. Cities and Suburbs in the Late 20th Century: The Dynamics Of Metropolitan Expansion -- 5. U.S. Metro Areas in the 21st Century: The New Dynamics Of Urban Location -- Part III. Foundations of Metropolitan Area Prosperity -- 6. Urban Prosperity and the Role of Trade -- 7. Urban Labor Markets and Metro Prosperity -- 8. Urban Public Education and Metro Prosperity -- Part IV. Current Policy Issues in Metro Areas -- 9. The Urban Public Sector -- 10. Urban Physical Infrastructure: Water, Sewer, and Waste /Parks, Libraries, and Transportation -- 11. Urban Social Infrastructure: Public Health, Public Safety, and Public Welfare Policy -- 12. Urban Housing Markets, Residential Location, and Housing Policy -- 13. Land Use Controls, Sprawl, and Smart Growth -- 14. Urban Economic Development Strategies -- 15. Urban Well-Being, Civility, and Civic Engagement in the 21st Century.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 307.760973 BLU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A445290B

Accompanied by: 1 computer disc (CD-ROM)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Part I. Introduction to Cities and Suburbs -- 1. The Wonder and Paradox of Urban Life -- 2. How Metro Areas Rank -- Part II. Dynamics of Metropolitan Development -- 3. Urban America from the 17th to the Early 20th Century: The Dynamics of City Growth -- 4. Cities and Suburbs in the Late 20th Century: The Dynamics Of Metropolitan Expansion -- 5. U.S. Metro Areas in the 21st Century: The New Dynamics Of Urban Location -- Part III. Foundations of Metropolitan Area Prosperity -- 6. Urban Prosperity and the Role of Trade -- 7. Urban Labor Markets and Metro Prosperity -- 8. Urban Public Education and Metro Prosperity -- Part IV. Current Policy Issues in Metro Areas -- 9. The Urban Public Sector -- 10. Urban Physical Infrastructure: Water, Sewer, and Waste /Parks, Libraries, and Transportation -- 11. Urban Social Infrastructure: Public Health, Public Safety, and Public Welfare Policy -- 12. Urban Housing Markets, Residential Location, and Housing Policy -- 13. Land Use Controls, Sprawl, and Smart Growth -- 14. Urban Economic Development Strategies -- 15. Urban Well-Being, Civility, and Civic Engagement in the 21st Century.

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