Urban America: Growth, Crisis, and Rebirth: Growth, Crisis, and Rebirth / Edition 1

by John Mcdonald

Overview

This book will change the way Americans think about their cities. It provides a comprehensive economic and social history of urban America since 1950, covering the 29 largest urban areas of that period. Specifically, the book covers 17 cities in the Northeast, 6 in the South, and 6 in the West, decade by decade, with extensive data and historical narrative. The author divides his analysis into three periods - urban growth (1950 to 1970), urban crisis (late 1960s to 1990), and urban rebirth (since 1990). He draws on the concepts of the vicious circle and the virtuous circle to offer the first in-depth explanation for the transition from urban crisis to urban rebirth that took place in the early 1990s. "Urban America" is both a message of hope and a call to action for students and professionals in urban studies. It will inspire readers to concentrate on finding ways and means to ensure that the urban rebirth will continue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765618061
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/15/2008
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part I Urban America in 1950; Chapter 1 Urban Areas of the Northeast; Chapter 2 Urban Areas of the Sunbelt, Before Air Conditioning; Chapter 3 An American Dilemma in 1950; Part II Urban Growth and Prosperity: 1950–1970; Chapter 4 The Industrial Northeast and the Great Migration; Chapter 5 The New Sunbelt Takes Off; Chapter 6 Suburbanization: 1950–1970; Chapter 7 Signs of Trouble Ahead; Chapter 8 August 1965; Part 3 The Years of Urban Crisis; Chapter 9 The Great Society and the Urban Riots; Chapter 10 Urban Employment Trends in the Northeast; Chapter 11 Urban Growth in the Sunbelt: 1970–1990; Chapter 12 New Urban Scholarship; Chapter 13 The Vicious Circle in Urban America; Part 4 The Rebirth of Urban America After 1990; Chapter 14 Rebirth in America’s Cities; Chapter 15 Urban Rebirth in the Northeast: 1990–2000; Chapter 16 Urban Growth and Rebirth in the Sunbelt; Chapter 17 Trends After 2000: What Is Next for Urban America?;