Great Inversion and the Future of the American City

Name: Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
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ISBN: 9780307474377

ISBN-10: 0307474372

ISBN-13: 9780307474377

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Authors: Alan Ehrenhalt

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InThe Great Inversion and the Future of the American Citywe travel the nation with Alan Ehrenhalt, one of our leading urbanists, as he explains how America’s cities are changing, what makes them succeed or fail, and what this means for our future.Just a couple of decades ago, we took it for granted that inner cities were the preserve of immigrants and the poor, and that suburbs were the chosen destination of those who could afford them. Today, a demographic inversion is taking place: Central cities increasingly are where the affluent want to live, while suburbs are becoming home to poorer people and those who come to America from other parts of the world. Highly educated members of the…

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List price: $19.95
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/22/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Prologue: Trading Places


A Backward Glance



A Neighborhood in Chicago



Re-creation in New York



The New Suburbia



Caught in the Middle



Uneasy Coexistence



The Urban Squeeze



Creating a Downtown



Urbanizing the Suburbs


Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


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Index