03064nam 2200661 a 450 991045418410332120200520144314.01-59213-898-51-281-97331-99786611973315(CKB)1000000000577892(EBL)407552(OCoLC)302407067(SSID)ssj0000236993(PQKBManifestationID)11188309(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000236993(PQKBWorkID)10188270(PQKB)10989938(MiAaPQ)EBC407552(MdBmJHUP)muse15317(Au-PeEL)EBL407552(CaPaEBR)ebr10267611(CaONFJC)MIL197331(EXLCZ)99100000000057789220080212d2008 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrRestructuring the Philadelphia region[electronic resource] metropolitan divisions and inequality /Carolyn Adams ... [et al.] ; with Joshua Freely and Michelle SchmittPhiladelphia Temple University Press20081 online resource (246 p.)Philadelphia voices, Philadelphia visionsDescription based upon print version of record.1-59213-897-7 1-59213-896-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-218) and index.Expansion, decline, and geographies of inequality -- Employment opportunity -- Housing opportunity -- Educational opportunity -- The region's communities and the value proposition -- Who takes responsibility for addressing inequality?Restructuring the Philadelphia Region offers one of the most comprehensive and careful investigations written to date about metropolitan inequalities in America's large urban regions. Moving beyond simplistic analyses of cities-versus-suburbs, the authors use a large and unique data set to discover the special patterns of opportunity in greater Philadelphia, a sprawling, complex metropolitan region consisting of more than 350 separate localities. With each community operating its own public services and competing to attract residents and businesses, the places people live offerPhiladelphia voices, Philadelphia visions.Sociology, UrbanPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Metropolitan AreaEqualityPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Metropolitan AreaPhiladelphia Metropolitan Area (Pa.)Social conditionsPhiladelphia Metropolitan Area (Pa.)Economic conditionsPhiladelphia Metropolitan Area (Pa.)Politics and governmentElectronic books.Sociology, UrbanEquality307.1/4160974811Adams Carolyn Teich549055MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454184103321Restructuring the Philadelphia region2261577UNINA