| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 382 pages) : illustrations |
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monochrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
"Making Cities Work brings together leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer critical perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in today's fast-evolving economy. Successful cities provide jobs, quality schools, safe and clean neighborhoods, effective transportation, and welcoming spaces for all residents. But cities must be managed well if they are to remain attractive places to work, relax, and raise a family; otherwise residents, firms, and workers will leave and the social and economic advantages of city living will be lost. Drawing on cutting-edge research in the social sciences, the contributors explore optimal ways to manage the modern city and propose solutions to today's most pressing urban problems. Topics include the urban economy, transportation, housing and open space, immigration, race, the impacts of poverty on children, education, crime, and financing and managing services. The contributors show how to make cities work for diverse urban constituencies, and why we still need cities despite the many challenges they pose.Making Cities Workbrings the latest findings in urban economics to policymakers, researchers, and students, as well as anyone interested in urban affairs."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction : city prospects, city policies / Robert P. Inman -- Growth : the death and life of cities / Edward L. Glaeser -- Transportation : urban transportation policy / Kenneth A. Small -- Space : the design of the urban environment / Witold Rybczynski -- Housing : urban housing markets / Joseph Gyourko -- Immigration : how immigration affects U.S. cities / David Card -- Race : the perplexing persistence of race / Jacob L. Vigdor -- Poverty : poverty among inner-city children / Janet Currie -- Education : educating urban children / Richard J. Murnane -- Crime : crime in the city / Philip J. Cook -- Finances : financing city services / Robert P. Inman. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- United States.
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Cities and towns. |
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United States. |
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Urbanization -- United States.
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Urbanization. |
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Urban economics.
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Urban economics. |
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Sociology, Urban -- United States.
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Sociology, Urban. |
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City and town life -- United States.
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City and town life. |
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Urban policy -- United States.
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Urban policy. |
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United States -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Festschriften.
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Festschriften.
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| Added Author |
Inman, Robert P., editor.
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Engebretson, Kathryn, 1957?-2005, honoree.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Making cities work. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2009 9780691131054 9780691131047 (OCoLC)244177270 (DLC) 2008036268 |
| ISBN |
9781400833153 (electronic book) |
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1400833159 (electronic book) |
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9781282457959 |
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1282457950 |
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9780691131054 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0691131058 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780691131047 (alkaline paper) |
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069113104X (alkaline paper) |
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