The Hub's metropolis : greater Boston's development from railroad suburbs to smart growth /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Connell, James C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2013]
Temas:
Metropolitan areas > Massachusetts > Boston.
Cities and towns > Massachusetts > Boston > Growth.
Cities and towns > Massachusetts > Boston Metropolitan Area > Growth.
Villes > Massachusetts > Boston > Croissance.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Cities and towns > Growth
Economic history
Metropolitan areas
Boston (Mass.) > Economic conditions.
Boston Metropolitan Area (Mass.) > Economic conditions.
Massachusetts > Boston
Massachusetts > Boston Metropolitan Area
Boston (Etats-Unis)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Metropolitan Boston's layers of development
  • Prelude to suburbia: traditional village centers and proto-suburbs (1800-1860)
  • Country retreats (1820-1920)
  • Railroad suburbs (1840-1920)
  • Streetcar suburbs (1870-1930)
  • Metropolitan parkway suburbs (1895-1945)
  • Suburban mill towns (1820-2012)
  • Postwar automobile suburbs (1945-1970)
  • Boston redefines the center city (1945-2012)
  • Interstates, exurbs, and sprawl (1970-2012)
  • The smart growth era (1990-2012)
  • Postscript: the coming era
  • Exploring the metropolitan landscape: recommended sites by community.

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