Exploring Urban America An Introductory Reader

by Roger W. Caves

• ISBN13: 9780803956384
• ISBN10: 080395638X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-09-26
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CITIES AND URBANISM - Timothy K Barnekov and Daniel Rich

Introduction to Cities and Urbanism - Anthony M Orum

Apprehending the City

The View from Above, Below, and Behind - Scott Greer

Urbanism and Urbanity

Cities in an Urban-Dominated Society - Norton E Long

The Citizenships

Local, State, and National

PART TWO: URBAN HISTORY - Carl Abbott

Introduction to Urban History - Cees D Eysberg

The Origins of the American Urban System

Historical Accident and Initial Advantage - Richard C Wade

The Enduring Ghetto

Urbanization and the Color Line in American History

PART THREE: URBAN POLICY - Robert J Waste

Introduction to Urban Policy - Mary K Nenno

Urban Policy Revisted

Issues Resurface with a New Urgency - William R Barnes

Urban Policies and Urban Impacts After Reagan - Robert Warren

National Urban Policy and the Local State

Paradoxes of Meaning, Action, and Consequences - Robert C Wood

People versus Places

The Dream Will Never Die

PART FOUR: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Norman Krumholz

Introduction to Economic Development - Susan E Clarke and Gary L Gaile

The Next Wave

Postfederal Local Economic Development Strategies - Norman Krumholz

Equity and Local Economic Development - Elaine B Sharp and David R Elkins

The Politics of Economic Development Policy - Thomas A Clarke and Franklin J James

Women-Owned Businesses

Dimensions and Policy Issues

PART FIVE: COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE - Robert Warren

Introduction to Community Services and Infrastructure - Robert Warren, Mark S Rosentraub and Louis F Weschler

A Community Services Budget

Public, Private, and Third Sector Roles in Urban Services - Marshall Kaplan

Infrastructure Policy

Repetitive Studies, Uneven Response, Next Steps - Richard P Nathan

Needed

A Marshall Plan for Ourselves

PART SIX: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Margeret Wilder

Introduction to Community Development - Charles Bartsch

Government and Neighborhoods

Programs Promoting Community Development - Louise Jezierski

Neighborhoods and Public-Private Partnership in Pittsburg - John R Logan and Gordana Rabrenovic

Neighborhood Associations

Their Issues, Their Allies, and Their Opponents

PART SEVEN: URBAN HOUSING - Patricia Baron Pollak

Introduction to Housing - Peter Drier and W Dennis Keating

The Limits of Localism

Progressive Housing Policies in Boston, 1984-1989 - Edward G Goetz

Local Government Support for Nonprofit Housing

A Survey of U.S. Cities

PART EIGHT: URBAN GROWTH - Nico Calavita

Introduction to Urban Growth - Ronald K Vogel and Bert E Swanson

The Growth Machine versus the Antigrowth Coalition

The Battle for Our Communities - Robyne S Turner

Growth Politics and Downtown Development

The Economic Imperative in Sunbelt Cities

PART NINE: URBAN EDUCATION - Jeffrey A Raffel

Introduction to Urban Education - Kenneth A Sirotnik

Improving Urban Schools in the Age of 'Restructuring' - Jean J Schensul and Thomas G Carroll

Visions of America in the 1990s and Beyond

Negotiating Cultural Diversity and Educational Change - Andrea G Zetlin et al

The Evolution of a University//Inner-City Partnership

A Case Study Account - Floyd W Hayes, III

Race, Urban Politics, and Education Policy-Making in Washington D.C.

A Community's Struggle for Quality Education