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Urban America : growth, crisis, and rebirth /

This book will change the way Americans think about their cities. It provides a comprehensive economic and social history of urban America since 1950, tracing cycles of urban growth, urban crisis, and positive urban rebirth.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDonald, John F., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Urban areas of the Northeast
  • Urban areas of the Sunbelt, before air conditioning
  • An American dilemma in 1950
  • The industrial Northeast and the great migration
  • The new Sunbelt takes off
  • Suburbanization : 1950-1970
  • Signs of trouble ahead
  • August 1965
  • The great society and the urban riots
  • Urban employment trends in the Northeast
  • Urban growth in the Sunbelt : 1970-1990
  • New urban scholarship
  • The vicious circle in urban America
  • Rebirth in America's cities
  • Urban rebirth in the Northeast : 1990-2000
  • Urban growth and rebirth in the Sunbelt
  • Trends after 2000 : what is next for urban America?