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1 online resource (1 volume) |
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The city in the twenty-first century |
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City in the twenty-first century book series.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. The Historical Vitality of Cities / Glaeser, Edward -- CHAPTER 2. The Growth of Metropolitan Areas in the United States / Duranton, Gilles -- CHAPTER 3. The Relationship Between City Center Density and Urban Growth or Decline / Fee, Kyle ; Hartley, Daniel -- CHAPTER 4. Central Cities and Metropolitan Areas: Manufacturing and Nonmanufacturing Employment as Drivers of Growth / Cochrane, Steven ; Koropeckyj, Sophia ; Smith, Aaron ; Ellis, Sean -- CHAPTER 5. Lessons from Resurgent Mid- Sized Manufacturing Cities / Kodrzycki, Yolanda K. ; Muñoz, Ana Patricia -- CHAPTER 6. Revitalizing Small Cities: A Comparative Case Study of Two Southern Mill Towns / Zeuli, Kimberly -- CHAPTER 7. Parallel Histories, Diverging Trajectories: Resilience in Small Industrial Cities / Mallach, Alan -- CHAPTER 8. A Market- Oriented Approach to Neighborhoods / Brophy, Paul C. -- CHAPTER 9. Transformation Is Messy Work: The Complex Challenge of Spatial Reconfiguration in America's Legacy Cities / Mallach, Alan -- CHAPTER 10. Tactical Options for Stable Properties / Alexander, Frank S. -- CHAPTER 11. Anchor Institutions in the Northeast Megaregion: An Important But Not Fully Realized Resource / Birch, Eugenie L. -- CHAPTER 12. Fields, Factories, and Workshops: Green Economic Development on the Smaller- Metro Scale / Tumber, Catherine -- CHAPTER 13. Promoting Workforce Readiness for Urban Growth / Perna, Laura W. -- Afterword / Nowak, Jeremy -- NOTES -- CONTRIBUTORS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| Summary |
Revitalizing American Cities explores the historical, regional, and political factors that have allowed some small industrial cities to regain their footing in a changing economy, and considers strategies cities can use for successful rebuilding |
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Economics |
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Political Science |
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Public Policy |
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Urban Studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
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Urban renewal -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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City planning -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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Urbanization -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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Urban renewal -- United States
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City planning -- United States
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Urbanization -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development.
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City planning
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Urban renewal
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Urbanization
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wachter, Susan M
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Zeuli, Kimberly
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| ISBN |
0812208889 |
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9780812208887 |
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9781322513690 |
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1322513694 |
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