| Description |
241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,
0002-7162 ;
v. 626
|
|
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ; v. 626.
|
| Note |
"November 2009." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 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 |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- United States -- Growth.
|
|
Cities and towns. |
|
United States. |
|
Growth. |
|
Metropolitan areas -- United States.
|
|
Metropolitan areas. |
|
Urban policy -- United States.
|
|
Urban policy. |
|
City planning -- United States.
|
|
City planning. |
|
United States -- Population.
|
|
Population. |
| Added Author |
Birch, Eugenie Ladner.
|
|
Wachter, Susan M.
|
|
American Academy of Political and Social Science.
|
| ISBN |
9781412981927 paper |
|
1412981921 paper |
|
9781412981934 cloth |
|
141298193X cloth |
|
