| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 305 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Brookings metro series
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Brookings metro series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
City growth : which places grew and why / Edward L. Glaeser and Jesse M. Shapiro -- Gaining but losing ground : population change in large cities and their suburbs / Alan Berube -- The urban turnaround / Patrick A. Simmons and Robert E. Lang -- Downtown rebound / Rebecca R. Sohmer and Robert E. Lang -- Patchwork cities : patterns of urban population growth in the 1990s / Alan Berube and Benjamin Forman -- "Boomburbs" : the emergence of large, fast-growing suburban cities / Robert E. Lang and Patrick A. Simmons -- Suburbs : patterns of growth and decline / William H. Lucy and David L. Phillips --Racial and ethnic change in the nation's largest cities / Alan Berube -- Melting pot suburbs : a study of suburban diversity / William H. Frey -- Changing patterns of Latino growth in metropolitan America / Roberto Suro and Aubrey Singer -- Racial segregation : promising news / Edward L. Glaeser and Jacob L. Vigdor -- Ethnic diversity grows, neighborhood integration lags / John R. Logan -- City families and suburban singles : an emerging household story / William H. Frey and Alan Berube. |
| Summary |
Redefining Urban and Suburban America explores demographic trends and their complexities, along with their implications for the policies and politics shaping metropolitan America. The shifts discussed here have significant influence in demand for housing and schools, childcare and healthcare, as well as private goods and services. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Metropolitan areas -- United States.
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Metropolitan areas. |
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United States. |
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Suburbs -- United States.
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Suburbs. |
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City and town life -- United States.
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City and town life. |
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United States -- Population.
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Population. |
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Sociology, Urban -- United States.
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Sociology, Urban. |
| Indexed Term |
Samfundsvidenskab Sociologi. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Katz, Bruce.
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Lang, Robert, 1959-
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| Spine Title |
Redefining urban & suburban America |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Redefining urban and suburban America. Volume 1. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2003 0815748604 0815748590 (DLC) 2002151690 |
| ISBN |
0815748582 (electronic book) |
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9780815748588 (electronic book) |
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0815748604 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780815748601 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0815748590 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780815748595 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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