America's cities : a report on the myth of urban renaissance / by Michael C.D. Macdonald.

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Macdonald, Michael C. D.

Title & Author:

America's cities : a report on the myth of urban renaissance / by Michael C.D. Macdonald.

Publication:

Description:

428 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-413) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. The Sunbelt: Sunbelt in sunset -- The myth of the new south -- Southern cities -- Texas cities -- Rocky Mountain cities -- California cities -- Part II. The Snowbelt: The three myths -- The four paragons -- The five disasters -- New York City -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Index.

Summary:

Dispels the myth of an urban Renaissance in America's older cities, describes the increasing urban crises, and offers suggestions for remedying the downward spiral of services, and political will.

ISBN:

0671439138
9780671439132

Subject:

Cities and towns United States.
Urban renewal United States.
Urban economics.
Villes États-Unis.
Rénovation urbaine États-Unis.
Économie urbaine.
Cities and towns
Economic history
Urban renewal
Stadt
Steden.
Stadsvernieuwing.
United States Economic conditions.
États-Unis Conditions économiques.
United States
USA

Holdings:

Location: Library main 96559
Call No.: ID:85-B14528
Status: Available

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