Making Cities Work : Prospects and Policies for Urban America /

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"Making Cities Work brings together leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer critical perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in today's fast-evolving economy. Successful cities provide jobs, quality schools, safe and clean neighborhoods, effective transport...

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Other Authors: Engebretson, Kathryn, 1957?-2005 (honouree.), Inman, Robert P. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Urbanization.
Urban policy.
Urban economics.
Sociology, Urban.
Economic history.
City and town life.
Cities and towns.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Urban & Regional.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Politique urbaine > États-Unis.
Vie urbaine > États-Unis.
Sociologie urbaine > États-Unis.
Économie urbaine.
Urbanisation > États-Unis.
Villes > États-Unis.
Urban policy > United States.
City and town life > United States.
Sociology, Urban > United States.
Urbanization > United States.
Cities and towns > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions economiques.
United States > Economic conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : city prospects, city policies / Robert P. Inman
  • Growth : the death and life of cities / Edward L. Glaeser
  • Transportation : urban transportation policy / Kenneth A. Small
  • Space : the design of the urban environment / Witold Rybczynski
  • Housing : urban housing markets / Joseph Gyourko
  • Immigration : how immigration affects U.S. cities / David Card
  • Race : the perplexing persistence of race / Jacob L. Vigdor
  • Poverty : poverty among inner-city children / Janet Currie
  • Education : educating urban children / Richard J. Murnane
  • Crime : crime in the city / Philip J. Cook
  • Finances : financing city services / Robert P. Inman.

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