Strangers at the gates : new immigrants in urban America / / editor, Roger Waldinger |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 339 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 305.9/0691 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WaldingerRoger David |
Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions
Immigrants - United States - Economic conditions Foreign workers - United States Cities and towns - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
african american
american history city life city living essay anthology essay collection geography immigrant history immigrant stories immigrants immigration indigenous people minority groups native born poverty race issues race racism united states history urban america urban life urban living us history |
ISBN |
1-282-35589-9
9786612355899 0-520-92771-0 1-59734-922-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Strangers at the Gates -- 2. New Immigrants in Urban America -- 3. Up from Poverty?: "Race," Immigration, and the Fate of Low-Skilled Workers -- 4. A Tale of Five Cities?: Trends in Immigrant and Native-Born Wages -- 5. The Geography of Immigrant Poverty: Selective Evidence of an Immigrant Underclass -- 6. On the Back of Blacks?: Immigrants and the Fortunes of African Americans -- 7. The Immigrant Niche: Pervasive, Persistent, Diverse -- 8. Progress, Decline, Stagnation?: The New Second Generation Comes of Age -- 9. Conclusion: Immigration and the Remaking of Urban America -- Notes on Contributors -- Index |
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Strangers at the gates : new immigrants in urban America / / editor, Roger Waldinger |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 339 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 305.9/0691 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WaldingerRoger David |
Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions
Immigrants - United States - Economic conditions Foreign workers - United States Cities and towns - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
african american
american history city life city living essay anthology essay collection geography immigrant history immigrant stories immigrants immigration indigenous people minority groups native born poverty race issues race racism united states history urban america urban life urban living us history |
ISBN |
1-282-35589-9
9786612355899 0-520-92771-0 1-59734-922-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Strangers at the Gates -- 2. New Immigrants in Urban America -- 3. Up from Poverty?: "Race," Immigration, and the Fate of Low-Skilled Workers -- 4. A Tale of Five Cities?: Trends in Immigrant and Native-Born Wages -- 5. The Geography of Immigrant Poverty: Selective Evidence of an Immigrant Underclass -- 6. On the Back of Blacks?: Immigrants and the Fortunes of African Americans -- 7. The Immigrant Niche: Pervasive, Persistent, Diverse -- 8. Progress, Decline, Stagnation?: The New Second Generation Comes of Age -- 9. Conclusion: Immigration and the Remaking of Urban America -- Notes on Contributors -- Index |
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SynergiCity [[electronic resource] ] : reinventing the postindustrial city / / Paul Hardin Kapp and Paul J. Armstrong, contributing editors ; foreword by Richard Florida |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Champaign, : University of Illinois Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | xiii, 194 p., 16 p. of plates : ill |
Disciplina | 307.1/2160973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KappPaul Hardin
ArmstrongPaul J |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - United States
Cities and towns - United States Deindustrialization - Social aspects - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-71270-9
0-252-09393-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462175703321 |
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SynergiCity [[electronic resource] ] : reinventing the postindustrial city / / Paul Hardin Kapp and Paul J. Armstrong, contributing editors ; foreword by Richard Florida |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Champaign : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages, 16 pagges of plates) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 307.1/2160973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KappPaul Hardin
ArmstrongPaul J |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - United States
Cities and towns - United States Deindustrialization - Social aspects - United States |
ISBN |
1-283-71270-9
0-252-09393-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Hope for the future of the postindustrial city / Donald K. Carter -- Why SynergiCity? / Paul J. Armstrong -- Historic preservation : the foundation of SynergiCity / Paul Hardin Kapp -- Creating urban metabolism / Paul J. Armstrong -- The socioeconomic opportunities of SynergiCity / Lynne M. Dearborn -- Restoring urbanism in U.S. cities / John O. Norquist -- Making postindustrial cities livable / Mark L. Gillem, with Valerie Hedrick -- Rethinking storm water : a model for SynergiCity / James H. Wasley -- Ecological urbanism in the postindustrial city / Christine Scott Thomson -- The sustainable transportation agenda for postindustrial cities / Norman W. Garrick -- Creating a town-gown partnership : the Milwaukee model / Robert Greenstreet -- Peoria's warehouse district : challenges for development / Ray Lees and Craig Harlan Hullinger -- Developing SynergiCity : the real estate development perspective / Emil Malizia -- Conclusion / Paul Hardin Kapp. |
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SynergiCity : reinventing the postindustrial city / / Paul Hardin Kapp and Paul J. Armstrong, contributing editors ; foreword by Richard Florida |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Champaign : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages, 16 pagges of plates) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 307.1/2160973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KappPaul Hardin
ArmstrongPaul J |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - United States
Cities and towns - United States Deindustrialization - Social aspects - United States |
ISBN |
1-283-71270-9
0-252-09393-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Hope for the future of the postindustrial city / Donald K. Carter -- Why SynergiCity? / Paul J. Armstrong -- Historic preservation : the foundation of SynergiCity / Paul Hardin Kapp -- Creating urban metabolism / Paul J. Armstrong -- The socioeconomic opportunities of SynergiCity / Lynne M. Dearborn -- Restoring urbanism in U.S. cities / John O. Norquist -- Making postindustrial cities livable / Mark L. Gillem, with Valerie Hedrick -- Rethinking storm water : a model for SynergiCity / James H. Wasley -- Ecological urbanism in the postindustrial city / Christine Scott Thomson -- The sustainable transportation agenda for postindustrial cities / Norman W. Garrick -- Creating a town-gown partnership : the Milwaukee model / Robert Greenstreet -- Peoria's warehouse district : challenges for development / Ray Lees and Craig Harlan Hullinger -- Developing SynergiCity : the real estate development perspective / Emil Malizia -- Conclusion / Paul Hardin Kapp. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811953703321 |
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Urban policy reconsidered [[electronic resource] ] : dialogues on the problems and prospects of American cities / / Charles C. Euchner and Stephen J. McGovern |
Autore | Euchner Charles C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.76/0973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | McGovernStephen J. <1959-> |
Soggetto topico |
Urban policy - United States
Municipal government - United States Cities and towns - United States Metropolitan areas - United States Urban renewal - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-429-23573-9
0-203-81962-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Urban Policy Reconsidered; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Cities and the Life of the Nation; The Rise and Decline of Cities; The Communitarian Vision; Constraints on Urban Policy-Making; The Question of Authority; The Question of Autonomy; The Political Power of Business; Bureaucracy; Civic Culture and Urban Policy; 2 Poverty and the Divided Metropolis; Measuring Poverty; Dimensions of Poverty in the United States; Causes of Poverty; The Level of the Individual; The Level of the Family and Community; The Level of Society
The Level of the EconomyThe Level of Government; The Evolution of the Welfare State; Welfare: From Discontent to Reform; Welfare Reform; Evaluating Welfare Reform; The Future of Welfare Policy; 3 Economic Development and the Construction of Opportunity; The Rise and Fall of the Urban Economy; Urban Renewal; Inducing Business Investment; Enticing Visitors to the City; Neighborhood Revitalization; Redirecting Economic Development Policy; 4 Housing and the Structure of Place; Housing, Opportunity, and the City; The Character of American Housing Policy; Housing, the Economy, and the City Housing PolicyRegulating the Housing Environment; Regulating and Supporting Financial Institutions; Regulating Basic Fairness; Regulating Local Development; The Demand Side: Improving People's Purchasing Power; Mortgage Tax Benefits; Section 8 Vouchers; Enlarging the Loan Pool for Home Buyers; Rent Control; The Supply Side: Creating More Units; Public Housing; Nonprofit Housing Development; The Missing Pieces: Rehabilitation and Preservation; The Tragedy of Homelessness; The Future of Housing Policy; 5 Education and the Ladder of Mobility; The Origins and Development of Public Education Promoting Equity: School DesegregationPromoting Equity: Federal Compensatory Programs; Promoting Equity: School Finance Reform; The Conservative Critique of Liberal Reforms; The Excellence Movement; The Critique of Government Control over Schooling; School Choice: Vouchers; School Choice: Charter Schools; The Future of Urban Education Policy; Public Education and Democracy; 6 Crime and the Levels of Order; The Levels of Crime; The Causes of Crime; The Level of the Individual; Who Does the Crime?; The Level of the Family; The Level of the Community; The Level of Society The Level of the SystemPolicy Responses to Crime; Jobs, Education, Training, Social Services; The Private Security Approach; Policing; Removal from the System; Reconstituting the Social Order; 7 Re-Placing the City; Constraints on Urban Revitalization; The Public Realm; Political Change; Responsibility and Commitment; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462843603321 |
Euchner Charles C
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Urban policy reconsidered [[electronic resource] ] : dialogues on the problems and prospects of American cities / / Charles C. Euchner and Stephen J. McGovern |
Autore | Euchner Charles C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.76/0973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | McGovernStephen J. <1959-> |
Soggetto topico |
Urban policy - United States
Municipal government - United States Cities and towns - United States Metropolitan areas - United States Urban renewal - United States |
ISBN |
1-136-74452-5
0-429-23573-9 0-203-81962-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Urban Policy Reconsidered; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Cities and the Life of the Nation; The Rise and Decline of Cities; The Communitarian Vision; Constraints on Urban Policy-Making; The Question of Authority; The Question of Autonomy; The Political Power of Business; Bureaucracy; Civic Culture and Urban Policy; 2 Poverty and the Divided Metropolis; Measuring Poverty; Dimensions of Poverty in the United States; Causes of Poverty; The Level of the Individual; The Level of the Family and Community; The Level of Society
The Level of the EconomyThe Level of Government; The Evolution of the Welfare State; Welfare: From Discontent to Reform; Welfare Reform; Evaluating Welfare Reform; The Future of Welfare Policy; 3 Economic Development and the Construction of Opportunity; The Rise and Fall of the Urban Economy; Urban Renewal; Inducing Business Investment; Enticing Visitors to the City; Neighborhood Revitalization; Redirecting Economic Development Policy; 4 Housing and the Structure of Place; Housing, Opportunity, and the City; The Character of American Housing Policy; Housing, the Economy, and the City Housing PolicyRegulating the Housing Environment; Regulating and Supporting Financial Institutions; Regulating Basic Fairness; Regulating Local Development; The Demand Side: Improving People's Purchasing Power; Mortgage Tax Benefits; Section 8 Vouchers; Enlarging the Loan Pool for Home Buyers; Rent Control; The Supply Side: Creating More Units; Public Housing; Nonprofit Housing Development; The Missing Pieces: Rehabilitation and Preservation; The Tragedy of Homelessness; The Future of Housing Policy; 5 Education and the Ladder of Mobility; The Origins and Development of Public Education Promoting Equity: School DesegregationPromoting Equity: Federal Compensatory Programs; Promoting Equity: School Finance Reform; The Conservative Critique of Liberal Reforms; The Excellence Movement; The Critique of Government Control over Schooling; School Choice: Vouchers; School Choice: Charter Schools; The Future of Urban Education Policy; Public Education and Democracy; 6 Crime and the Levels of Order; The Levels of Crime; The Causes of Crime; The Level of the Individual; Who Does the Crime?; The Level of the Family; The Level of the Community; The Level of Society The Level of the SystemPolicy Responses to Crime; Jobs, Education, Training, Social Services; The Private Security Approach; Policing; Removal from the System; Reconstituting the Social Order; 7 Re-Placing the City; Constraints on Urban Revitalization; The Public Realm; Political Change; Responsibility and Commitment; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786057103321 |
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Urban policy reconsidered [[electronic resource] ] : dialogues on the problems and prospects of American cities / / Charles C. Euchner and Stephen J. McGovern |
Autore | Euchner Charles C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.76/0973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | McGovernStephen J. <1959-> |
Soggetto topico |
Urban policy - United States
Municipal government - United States Cities and towns - United States Metropolitan areas - United States Urban renewal - United States |
ISBN |
1-136-74452-5
0-429-23573-9 0-203-81962-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Urban Policy Reconsidered; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Cities and the Life of the Nation; The Rise and Decline of Cities; The Communitarian Vision; Constraints on Urban Policy-Making; The Question of Authority; The Question of Autonomy; The Political Power of Business; Bureaucracy; Civic Culture and Urban Policy; 2 Poverty and the Divided Metropolis; Measuring Poverty; Dimensions of Poverty in the United States; Causes of Poverty; The Level of the Individual; The Level of the Family and Community; The Level of Society
The Level of the EconomyThe Level of Government; The Evolution of the Welfare State; Welfare: From Discontent to Reform; Welfare Reform; Evaluating Welfare Reform; The Future of Welfare Policy; 3 Economic Development and the Construction of Opportunity; The Rise and Fall of the Urban Economy; Urban Renewal; Inducing Business Investment; Enticing Visitors to the City; Neighborhood Revitalization; Redirecting Economic Development Policy; 4 Housing and the Structure of Place; Housing, Opportunity, and the City; The Character of American Housing Policy; Housing, the Economy, and the City Housing PolicyRegulating the Housing Environment; Regulating and Supporting Financial Institutions; Regulating Basic Fairness; Regulating Local Development; The Demand Side: Improving People's Purchasing Power; Mortgage Tax Benefits; Section 8 Vouchers; Enlarging the Loan Pool for Home Buyers; Rent Control; The Supply Side: Creating More Units; Public Housing; Nonprofit Housing Development; The Missing Pieces: Rehabilitation and Preservation; The Tragedy of Homelessness; The Future of Housing Policy; 5 Education and the Ladder of Mobility; The Origins and Development of Public Education Promoting Equity: School DesegregationPromoting Equity: Federal Compensatory Programs; Promoting Equity: School Finance Reform; The Conservative Critique of Liberal Reforms; The Excellence Movement; The Critique of Government Control over Schooling; School Choice: Vouchers; School Choice: Charter Schools; The Future of Urban Education Policy; Public Education and Democracy; 6 Crime and the Levels of Order; The Levels of Crime; The Causes of Crime; The Level of the Individual; Who Does the Crime?; The Level of the Family; The Level of the Community; The Level of Society The Level of the SystemPolicy Responses to Crime; Jobs, Education, Training, Social Services; The Private Security Approach; Policing; Removal from the System; Reconstituting the Social Order; 7 Re-Placing the City; Constraints on Urban Revitalization; The Public Realm; Political Change; Responsibility and Commitment; Notes; Index |
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Urban policy reconsidered [[electronic resource] ] : dialogues on the problems and prospects of American cities / / Charles C. Euchner and Stephen J. McGovern |
Autore | Euchner Charles C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.76/0973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | McGovernStephen J. <1959-> |
Soggetto topico |
Urban policy - United States
Municipal government - United States Cities and towns - United States Metropolitan areas - United States Urban renewal - United States |
ISBN |
1-136-74452-5
0-429-23573-9 0-203-81962-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Urban Policy Reconsidered; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Cities and the Life of the Nation; The Rise and Decline of Cities; The Communitarian Vision; Constraints on Urban Policy-Making; The Question of Authority; The Question of Autonomy; The Political Power of Business; Bureaucracy; Civic Culture and Urban Policy; 2 Poverty and the Divided Metropolis; Measuring Poverty; Dimensions of Poverty in the United States; Causes of Poverty; The Level of the Individual; The Level of the Family and Community; The Level of Society
The Level of the EconomyThe Level of Government; The Evolution of the Welfare State; Welfare: From Discontent to Reform; Welfare Reform; Evaluating Welfare Reform; The Future of Welfare Policy; 3 Economic Development and the Construction of Opportunity; The Rise and Fall of the Urban Economy; Urban Renewal; Inducing Business Investment; Enticing Visitors to the City; Neighborhood Revitalization; Redirecting Economic Development Policy; 4 Housing and the Structure of Place; Housing, Opportunity, and the City; The Character of American Housing Policy; Housing, the Economy, and the City Housing PolicyRegulating the Housing Environment; Regulating and Supporting Financial Institutions; Regulating Basic Fairness; Regulating Local Development; The Demand Side: Improving People's Purchasing Power; Mortgage Tax Benefits; Section 8 Vouchers; Enlarging the Loan Pool for Home Buyers; Rent Control; The Supply Side: Creating More Units; Public Housing; Nonprofit Housing Development; The Missing Pieces: Rehabilitation and Preservation; The Tragedy of Homelessness; The Future of Housing Policy; 5 Education and the Ladder of Mobility; The Origins and Development of Public Education Promoting Equity: School DesegregationPromoting Equity: Federal Compensatory Programs; Promoting Equity: School Finance Reform; The Conservative Critique of Liberal Reforms; The Excellence Movement; The Critique of Government Control over Schooling; School Choice: Vouchers; School Choice: Charter Schools; The Future of Urban Education Policy; Public Education and Democracy; 6 Crime and the Levels of Order; The Levels of Crime; The Causes of Crime; The Level of the Individual; Who Does the Crime?; The Level of the Family; The Level of the Community; The Level of Society The Level of the SystemPolicy Responses to Crime; Jobs, Education, Training, Social Services; The Private Security Approach; Policing; Removal from the System; Reconstituting the Social Order; 7 Re-Placing the City; Constraints on Urban Revitalization; The Public Realm; Political Change; Responsibility and Commitment; Notes; Index |
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The urban wilderness : a history of the American city / / Sam Bass Warner, Jr. ; foreword by Charles Tilly [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Warner Sam Bass <1928-2022.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 303 p. ) : ill. ; |
Disciplina | 307.76/0973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | TillyCharles |
Collana |
Classics in urban history The urban wilderness
Classics in urban history |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States
Communities - Urban Groups Sociology & Social History Social Sciences |
ISBN | 0-585-20052-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495966603321 |
Warner Sam Bass <1928-2022.>
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