Exploring Urban America
An Introductory Reader
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- Kiadás sorszáma First Edition
- Kiadó SAGE Publications, Inc
- Megjelenés dátuma 1994. november 11.
- ISBN 9780803956384
- Kötéstípus Puhakötés
- Terjedelem552 oldal
- Méret 254x177 mm
- Nyelv angol 0
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Rövid leírás:
This collection of seminal articles will introduce undergraduate students to the interdisciplinary field of urban studies and urban affairs. It investigates a variety of areas including: cities and urbanism, urban history, urban policy, economic development, community development, community services and infrastructure, housing, urban education and growth. Each section of the collection is introduced by a leading figure in the field. This well- integrated and accessible book will be a useful introductory text.
TöbbHosszú leírás:
It is no easy matter to make a good selection of readings on exploring urban America, but Roger W. Caves does it excellently in a substantial collection published by Sage. . . . The collection is intended as an introductory reader, but it could also well serve as a main text in U.S. urban studies. --Barry Cullingworth Review An outstanding new introductory text, Exploring Urban America presents a collection of seminal articles gathered from top urban studies journals. This carefully edited and accessible collection of articles introduces undergraduate students to the interdisciplinary field of urban studies and urban affairs. As such, it investigates a variety of areas, including cities and urbanism, urban history, urban policy, economic development, community development, community services and infrastructure, housing, urban education, and growth. Each section of this reader begins with an introduction by a leading figure in the field. This text is skillfully synthesized and provides an accessible format that will serve well as an introductory reader/text for students of urban studies, political science, and public administration.
TöbbTartalomjegyzék:
PART ONE: CITIES AND URBANISM
Introduction to Cities and Urbanism - Timothy K Barnekov and Daniel Rich
Apprehending the City - Anthony M Orum
The View from Above, Below, and Behind
Urbanism and Urbanity - Scott Greer
Cities in an Urban-Dominated Society
The Citizenships - Norton E Long
Local, State, and National
PART TWO: URBAN HISTORY
Introduction to Urban History - Carl Abbott
The Origins of the American Urban System - Cees D Eysberg
Historical Accident and Initial Advantage
The Enduring Ghetto - Richard C Wade
Urbanization and the Color Line in American History
PART THREE: URBAN POLICY
Introduction to Urban Policy - Robert J Waste
Urban Policy Revisted - Mary K Nenno
Issues Resurface with a New Urgency
Urban Policies and Urban Impacts After Reagan - William R Barnes
National Urban Policy and the Local State - Robert Warren
Paradoxes of Meaning, Action, and Consequences
People versus Places - Robert C Wood
The Dream Will Never Die
PART FOUR: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Introduction to Economic Development - Norman Krumholz
The Next Wave - Susan E Clarke and Gary L Gaile
Postfederal Local Economic Development Strategies
Equity and Local Economic Development - Norman Krumholz
The Politics of Economic Development Policy - Elaine B Sharp and David R Elkins
Women-Owned Businesses - Thomas A Clarke and Franklin J James
Dimensions and Policy Issues
PART FIVE: COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Introduction to Community Services and Infrastructure - Robert Warren
A Community Services Budget - Robert Warren, Mark S Rosentraub and Louis F Weschler
Public, Private, and Third Sector Roles in Urban Services
Infrastructure Policy - Marshall Kaplan
Repetitive Studies, Uneven Response, Next Steps
Needed - Richard P Nathan
A Marshall Plan for Ourselves
PART SIX: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Introduction to Community Development - Margeret Wilder
Government and Neighborhoods - Charles Bartsch
Programs Promoting Community Development
Neighborhoods and Public-Private Partnership in Pittsburg - Louise Jezierski
Neighborhood Associations - John R Logan and Gordana Rabrenovic
Their Issues, Their Allies, and Their Opponents
PART SEVEN: URBAN HOUSING
Introduction to Housing - Patricia Baron Pollak
The Limits of Localism - Peter Drier and W Dennis Keating
Progressive Housing Policies in Boston, 1984-1989
Local Government Support for Nonprofit Housing - Edward G Goetz
A Survey of U.S. Cities
PART EIGHT: URBAN GROWTH
Introduction to Urban Growth - Nico Calavita
The Growth Machine versus the Antigrowth Coalition - Ronald K Vogel and Bert E Swanson
The Battle for Our Communities
Growth Politics and Downtown Development - Robyne S Turner
The Economic Imperative in Sunbelt Cities
PART NINE: URBAN EDUCATION
Introduction to Urban Education - Jeffrey A Raffel
Improving Urban Schools in the Age of 'Restructuring' - Kenneth A Sirotnik
Visions of America in the 1990s and Beyond - Jean J Schensul and Thomas G Carroll
Negotiating Cultural Diversity and Educational Change
The Evolution of a University/Inner-City Partnership - Andrea G Zetlin et al
A Case Study Account
Race, Urban Politics, and Education Policy-Making in Washington D.C. - Floyd W Hayes, III
A Community's Struggle for Quality Education
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