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People both live and work in cities. And where they choose to live shifts where and how they work. Amenities enter as enticements to bring new residents or tourists to a city. Amenities have thus become new public concerns for many cities in the US and much of Northern Europe. Old ways of thinking,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Emerald
Otros Autores: Clark, Terry Nichols, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier/JAI, 2004.
[Place of publication not identified] : 2004.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Research in urban policy ; v. 9.
Temas:
Sociology, Urban.
Recreation > Social aspects.
Cities and towns > Growth.
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects.
Sociology, Urban > Social aspects.
Recreation > Growth.
Cities and towns.
Leisure > Social aspects.
Sociologie urbaine.
Loisirs > Aspect social.
Villes > Croissance.
Sociologie urbaine > Aspect social.
Loisirs > Croissance.
Villes.
urban sociology.
suburban growth.
urban sprawl.
cities.
Human geography.
Urban & municipal planning.
Social Science > Sociology > Urban.
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects
Cities and towns
Cities and towns > Growth
Recreation > Social aspects
Sociology, Urban
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Communities - Urban Groups.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction Taking entertainment seriously Political theory of consumption Urban amenities : lakes, opera, and juice bars : do they drive development? / Terry Nichols Clark
  • Globalization and the liminal : transgression, identity and the urban primitive / Lauren Langman and Katie Cangemi
  • Consumers and cities : Edward L. Glaeser, Jed Kolko and Albert Saiz
  • New political culture and local government in England / Anne Bartlett with Terry Nichols Clark and Dennis Merritt
  • Technology and tolerance : the importance of diversity to high-technology growth / Richard Florida and Gary Gates
  • Gays and urban development : how are they linked? / Terry Nichols Clark
  • Amenities : recent economic studies / Alexei Zelenev
  • International mayor / Terry Nichols Clark with Dennis Merritt and Lenka Siroky
  • Starbucks, bicycle paths, and urban growth machines : emails among members of urban and community sections of American Sociological Association / compiled by Terry Nichols Clark
  • Amenities drive urban growth : a new paradigm and policy linkages / Terry Nichols Clark [and others].

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