| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 478 pages ; 24 cm |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Series |
Studies in government and public policy |
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Studies in government and public policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-451) and index. |
| Summary |
"Thoroughly revised and updated for its third edition, Place Matters examines the major trends and problems shaping our cities and suburbs, explores a range of policy solutions to address them, and looks closely at the potential political coalitions needed to put the country's "urban crisis" back on the public agenda"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: -- List of Tables and Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Place Still Matters -- 2. The Facts of Economic Segregation and Sprawl -- 3. The Costs of Economic Segregation and Sprawl -- 4. The Roads Not Taken: How Government Policies Promote Economic Segregation and Suburban Sprawl -- 5. From FDR to Obama: A Brief History of Federal Urban Policy -- 6. City Limits: What Can Motown Teach Us about Wealth, Poverty, and Municiple Finance? -- 7. Urban Politics Matter: Liberal, Progressive, and Conservative Cities -- 8. Regionalisms Old and New -- 9. Metropolicies for the Twenty-First Century -- 10. Crossing the City Line: A Metropolitics for the Twenty-First Century -- Notes -- Index. |
| Subject |
Urban poor -- United States.
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Urban policy -- United States.
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Federal-city relations -- United States.
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Metropolitan areas -- United States.
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Federal-city relations. (OCoLC)fst00922369
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Metropolitan areas. (OCoLC)fst01018849
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Urban policy. (OCoLC)fst01162489
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Urban poor. (OCoLC)fst01162512
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Mollenkopf, John H., 1946-
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Swanstrom, Todd.
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| ISBN |
9780700619276 (paperback) |
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0700619275 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
40023969064 |
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