| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 305 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Brookings metro series |
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Brookings metro series.
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| Contents |
City growth : which places grew and why / Edward L. Glaeser and Jesse M. Shapiro -- Gaining but losing ground : population change in large cities and their suburbs / Alan Berube -- The urban turnaround / Patrick A. Simmons and Robert E. Lang -- Downtown rebound / Rebecca R. Sohmer and Robert E. Lang -- Patchwork cities : patterns of urban population growth in the 1990s / Alan Berube and Benjamin Forman -- "Boomburbs" : the emergence of large, fast-growing suburban cities / Robert E. Lang and Patrick A. Simmons -- Suburbs : patterns of growth and decline / William H. Lucy and David L. Phillips --Racial and ethnic change in the nation's largest cities / Alan Berube -- Melting pot suburbs : a study of suburban diversity / William H. Frey -- Changing patterns of Latino growth in metropolitan America / Roberto Suro and Aubrey Singer -- Racial segregation : promising news / Edward L. Glaeser and Jacob L. Vigdor -- Ethnic diversity grows, neighborhood integration lags / John R. Logan -- City families and suburban singles : an emerging household story / William H. Frey and Alan Berube |
| Summary |
Redefining Urban and Suburban America explores demographic trends and their complexities, along with their implications for the policies and politics shaping metropolitan America. The shifts discussed here have significant influence in demand for housing and schools, childcare and healthcare, as well as private goods and services |
| Analysis |
Samfundsvidenskab Sociologi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Metropolitan areas -- United States.
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Suburbs -- United States.
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City and town life -- United States
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Sociology, Urban -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Regional Planning.
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City and town life
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Metropolitan areas
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Population
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Sociology, Urban
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Suburbs
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Population.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140483
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Katz, Bruce
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Lang, Robert, 1959-
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| ISBN |
0815748582 |
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9780815748588 |
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0815708858 |
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9780815708858 |
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1280812761 |
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9781280812767 |
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9786610812769 |
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6610812764 |
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