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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.76/4/0973
• Soggetto topico: Metropolitan areas - United States; Suburbs - United States; City and town life - United States; Sociology, Urban - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Population
• Altri autori: KatzBruce LangRobert <1959->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Redefining urban and suburban America
• ISBN: 0-8157-4859-0; 1-280-81276-1; 9786610812769; 0-8157-4858-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828801103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: James A. Johnson Metro