Urban Experience Economics, Society, and Public Policy

Name: Urban Experience Economics, Society, and Public Policy
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ISBN: 9780195313086

ISBN-10: 0195313089

ISBN-13: 9780195313086

Edition: 2008

Authors: Barry Bluestone, Mary Huff Stevenson, Russell Williams

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The Urban Experience provides a fresh approach to the study of metropolitan areas by combining economic principles, social insight, and political realities with an appreciation of public policy to understand how U.S. cities and suburbs function in the 21st century. The book is grounded in the real life experiences of students and their families on the premise that there is a fascination about one's own surroundings. It uses a great deal of historical and comparative data to explore the wide variation in how we experience urban and suburban communities. It addresses the changing role and function of U.S. metropolitan areas in an age of growing global competition and focuses on key…

Book details

List price: $175.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/21/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Size: 6.90" wide x 10.00" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 3.014
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to Cities and Suburbs



The Wonder and Paradox of Urban Life



How Metro Areas Rank



Dynamics of Metropolitan Development



Urban America from the Seventeenth to the Early Twentieth Century: The Dynamics of City Growth



Cities and Suburbs in the Late Twentieth Century: The Dynamics of Metropolitan Expansion



U.S. Metro Areas in the Twenty-First Century: The New Dynamics of Urban Location



Foundations of Metropolitan Area Prosperity



Urban Prosperity and the Role of Trade



Urban Labor Markets and Metro Prosperity



Urban Public Education and Metro Prosperity



Current Policy Issues in Metropolitan Areas



The Urban Public Sector



Urban Physical Infrastructure: Water, Sewer, and Waste Parks and Libraries Transportation



Urban Social Infrastructure: Public Health, Public Safety, and Public Welfare Policy



Urban Housing Markets, Residential Location, and Housing Policy



Land-Use Controls, Sprawl, and Smart Growth



Urban Economic Development Strategies



Urban Well-Being, Civility, and Civic Engagement in the Twenty-First Century


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