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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828801103321

Titolo

Redefining urban and suburban America [[electronic resource] ] : evidence from Census 2000 . Volume 1 / / Bruce Katz and Robert E. Lang, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003

ISBN

0-8157-4859-0

1-280-81276-1

9786610812769

0-8157-4858-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

James A. Johnson Metro

Altri autori (Persone)

KatzBruce

LangRobert <1959->

Disciplina

307.76/4/0973

Soggetti

Metropolitan areas - United States

Suburbs - United States

City and town life - United States

Sociology, Urban - United States

United States Population

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1.  City Growth; 2.  Gaining but Losing Ground; 3.  The Urban Turnaround; 4.  Downtown Rebound; 5.  Patchwork Cities; 6.  ""Boomburbs""; 7.  Suburbs; 8.  Racial and Ethnic Change in the Nation's Largest Cities; 9.  Melting Pot Suburbs; 10.  Changing Patterns of Latino Growth in Metropolitan America; 11.  Racial Segregation; 12.  Ethnic Diversity Grows, Neighborhood Integration Lags; 13.  City Families and Suburban Singles; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.