Exploring Urban America: An Introductory Reader / Edition 1

by Roger W. Caves

Overview

This collection of seminal articles will introduce undergraduate students to the interdisciplinary field of urban studies and urban affairs. It investigates a variety of areas including: cities and urbanism, urban history, urban policy, economic development, community development, community services and infrastructure, housing, urban education and growth. Each section of the collection is introduced by a leading figure in the field. This well- integrated and accessible book will be a useful introductory text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803956377
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	09/29/1994
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	552
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CITIES AND URBANISM
Introduction to Cities and Urbanism - Timothy K Barnekov and Daniel Rich
Apprehending the City - Anthony M Orum
The View from Above, Below, and Behind
Urbanism and Urbanity - Scott Greer
Cities in an Urban-Dominated Society
The Citizenships - Norton E Long
Local, State, and National
PART TWO: URBAN HISTORY
Introduction to Urban History - Carl Abbott
The Origins of the American Urban System - Cees D Eysberg
Historical Accident and Initial Advantage
The Enduring Ghetto - Richard C Wade
Urbanization and the Color Line in American History
PART THREE: URBAN POLICY
Introduction to Urban Policy - Robert J Waste
Urban Policy Revisted - Mary K Nenno
Issues Resurface with a New Urgency
Urban Policies and Urban Impacts After Reagan - William R Barnes
National Urban Policy and the Local State - Robert Warren
Paradoxes of Meaning, Action, and Consequences
People versus Places - Robert C Wood
The Dream Will Never Die
PART FOUR: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Introduction to Economic Development - Norman Krumholz
The Next Wave - Susan E Clarke and Gary L Gaile
Postfederal Local Economic Development Strategies
Equity and Local Economic Development - Norman Krumholz
The Politics of Economic Development Policy - Elaine B Sharp and David R Elkins
Women-Owned Businesses - Thomas A Clarke and Franklin J James
Dimensions and Policy Issues
PART FIVE: COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Introduction to Community Services and Infrastructure - Robert Warren
A Community Services Budget - Robert Warren, Mark S Rosentraub and Louis F Weschler
Public, Private, and Third Sector Roles in Urban Services
Infrastructure Policy - Marshall Kaplan
Repetitive Studies, Uneven Response, Next Steps
Needed - Richard P Nathan
A Marshall Plan for Ourselves
PART SIX: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Introduction to Community Development - Margeret Wilder
Government and Neighborhoods - Charles Bartsch
Programs Promoting Community Development
Neighborhoods and Public-Private Partnership in Pittsburg - Louise Jezierski
Neighborhood Associations - John R Logan and Gordana Rabrenovic
Their Issues, Their Allies, and Their Opponents
PART SEVEN: URBAN HOUSING
Introduction to Housing - Patricia Baron Pollak
The Limits of Localism - Peter Drier and W Dennis Keating
Progressive Housing Policies in Boston, 1984-1989
Local Government Support for Nonprofit Housing - Edward G Goetz
A Survey of U.S. Cities
PART EIGHT: URBAN GROWTH
Introduction to Urban Growth - Nico Calavita
The Growth Machine versus the Antigrowth Coalition - Ronald K Vogel and Bert E Swanson
The Battle for Our Communities
Growth Politics and Downtown Development - Robyne S Turner
The Economic Imperative in Sunbelt Cities
PART NINE: URBAN EDUCATION
Introduction to Urban Education - Jeffrey A Raffel
Improving Urban Schools in the Age of 'Restructuring' - Kenneth A Sirotnik
Visions of America in the 1990s and Beyond - Jean J Schensul and Thomas G Carroll
Negotiating Cultural Diversity and Educational Change
The Evolution of a University/Inner-City Partnership - Andrea G Zetlin et al
A Case Study Account
Race, Urban Politics, and Education Policy-Making in Washington D.C. - Floyd W Hayes, III
A Community's Struggle for Quality Education