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The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros Are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy
ISBN: 9780815721512 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Across the US, cities and metropolitan areas are facing huge economic and competitive challenges that Washington won't, or can't, solve. The good news is that networks of metropolitan leaders - mayors, business and labor leaders, educators, and philanthropists - are stepping up and powering the nation forward. These state and local leaders are doing the hard work to grow more jobs and make their communities more prosperous, and they're investing in infrastructure, making manufacturing a priority, and equipping workers with the skills they need. In "The Metropolitan Revolution," Bruce... Across the US, cities and metropolitan areas are facing huge economic and competitive challenges that Washington won't, or can't, solve. The good n... |
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164,12 zł |
Redefining Urban and Suburban America: Evidence from Census 2000; Volume One
ISBN: 9780815748595 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 305 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The early returns from Census 2000 data show that the United States continued to undergo dynamic changes in the 1990s, with cities and suburbs providing the locus of most of the volatility. Metropolitan areas are growing more diverseespecially with the influx of new immigrantsthe population is aging, and the make-up of households is shifting. Singles and empty-nesters now surpass families with children in many suburbs. The contributors to this book review data on population, race and ethnicity, and household composition, provided by the Census's "short form," and attempt to respond to... The early returns from Census 2000 data show that the United States continued to undergo dynamic changes in the 1990s, with cities and suburbs prov... |
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136,76 zł |
Taking the High Road: A Metropolitan Agenda for Transportation Reform
ISBN: 9780815748274 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Since the early 1990s, federal transportation laws have slowly started to level the playing field between highway and alternative transportation strategies, as well as between older and newer communities. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century made substantial changes in transportation practices. These laws devolved greater responsibility for planning and implementation to urban development organizations and introduced more flexibility in the spending of federal highway and transit funds. They also created a... Since the early 1990s, federal transportation laws have slowly started to level the playing field between highway and alternative transportation st... |
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109,36 zł |
The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros Are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy
ISBN: 9780815726593 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Across the US, cities and metropolitan areas are facing huge economic and competitive challenges that Washington won't, or can't, solve. The good news is that networks of metropolitan leaders - mayors, business and labor leaders, educators, and philanthropists - are stepping up and powering the nation forward. These state and local leaders are doing the hard work to grow more jobs and make their communities more prosperous, and they're investing in infrastructure, making manufacturing a priority, and equipping workers with the skills they need. In "The Metropolitan Revolution," Bruce... Across the US, cities and metropolitan areas are facing huge economic and competitive challenges that Washington won't, or can't, solve. The good n... |
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98,42 zł |
The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism
ISBN: 9780815731641 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The New Localism provides a roadmap for change that starts in the communities where most people live and work. In their new book, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges. Power is shifting in the world: downward from national governments and states to cities and metropolitan communities; horizontally from the public sector to networks of public, private and civic actors; and globally along...
The New Localism provides a roadmap for change that starts in the communities where most people live and work. In their new book, <...
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109,36 zł |
Reflections on Regionalism
ISBN: 9780815748250 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Academics, community activists, and politicians have rediscovered regionalism, insisting that regions are critical functional units in a world-wide economy and, just as important, critical functional units in individual American lives. More and more of us travel across city, county, even state borders every morning on our way to work. Our television, radio, and print media rely on a regional marketplace. Our businesses, large and small, depend on suppliers, workers, and customers who rarely reside in a single jurisdiction. The parks, riverfronts, stadiums, and museums we visit draw from,... Academics, community activists, and politicians have rediscovered regionalism, insisting that regions are critical functional units in a world-wide... |
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109,36 zł |