Bernadette Hanlon, John Rennie Short, Thomas Vicino

Cities and Suburbs (eBook, PDF)

New Metropolitan Realities in the US

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the changing nature of metropolitan areas through a comprehensive analysis of the historical, demographic, geographic, economic, and political issues facing the US in the twenty-first century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134004102
• Artikelnr.: 42635889

Autorenporträt

Bernadette Hanlon is Research Analyst at the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA. Her research and teaching interests focus on the urban policy and issues of environmental sustainability. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.

John Rennie Short is Professor of Public Policy and Geography at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. His main research and teaching interests are in urban issues, environmental concerns, and cartographic representation. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Bristol, UK.

Thomas J. Vicino is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. His research and teaching interests focus on the political economy of metropolitan regions. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The New Metropolitan Landscape Part 1: The Rise of
Metropolis 2. The Rise of the City 3. The Rise of the Suburban Metropolis
4. The New Metropolis Part 2: Metropolitan Complexity 5. The New
Metropolitan Model 6. Portraits of Metropolitan Diversity 7. The Rise of
Immigrant Suburbs Part 3: Suburban Gothic 8. Suburban Gothic 9. Suburbs in
Crisis Part 4: Public Policies 10. Metropolitan Public Policy 11. Growth
Management and Environmental Sustainability Part 5: Conclusion 12.
Prospects and Trajectories