| Description |
1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
This is a book about the reality of place in America, the events and influences that led to the America we recognize today. It is a book about the growth of American cities and their suburbs during the twentieth century, about institutions and metropolitan governance, about real estate development and finance, about housing and the lack of it, about the emergence and perhaps the eventual debilitation of cities and suburbs alike. Incorporating the thinking of visionary city planners and land use economists, the author presents a lucid primer on the economics of land, its development and usage, |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Cities and towns. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Urbanization -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Urbanization. |
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Metropolitan areas -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Metropolitan areas. |
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Urban economics.
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Urban economics. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rabinowitz, Alan. Urban Economics and Land Use in America: The Transformation of Cities in the Twentieth Century. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2015 9780765614100 |
| ISBN |
9781317452805 (electronic book) |
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1317452801 (electronic book) |
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9781317452812 |
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131745281X |
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