In an effort to explain why housing remains among the United States most enduring social problems, Housing America explores five of the U.S. s most fundamental, recurrent issues in housing its population: affordability of housing, homelessness, segregation and discrimination in the housing market, homeownership and home financing, and planning. It describes these issues in detail, why they should be considered problems, the history and fundamental social debates surrounding them, and the past, current, and possible policy solutions to address them. While this book focuses on the...
In an effort to explain why housing remains among the United States most enduring social problems, Housing America explores five of the U.S....
In an effort to explain why housing remains among the United States most enduring social problems, Housing America explores five of the U.S. s most fundamental, recurrent issues in housing its population: affordability of housing, homelessness, segregation and discrimination in the housing market, homeownership and home financing, and planning. It describes these issues in detail, why they should be considered problems, the history and fundamental social debates surrounding them, and the past, current, and possible policy solutions to address them. While this book focuses on the...
In an effort to explain why housing remains among the United States most enduring social problems, Housing America explores five of the U.S....
'The World's Cities' offers instructors and students in higher education an accessible introduction to the three major perspectives influencing city-regions worldwide: City-regions in a world system; nested city-regions; and the city-region as the engine of economic activity/growth.
'The World's Cities' offers instructors and students in higher education an accessible introduction to the three major perspectives influencing city-r...
'The World's Cities' offers instructors and students in higher education an accessible introduction to the three major perspectives influencing city-regions worldwide: City-regions in a world system; nested city-regions; and the city-region as the engine of economic activity/growth.
'The World's Cities' offers instructors and students in higher education an accessible introduction to the three major perspectives influencing city-r...
The only collection of its kind on the market, this reader gathers the work of some of the most esteemed urban ethnographers in sociology and anthropology. Broken down into sections that cover key aspects of ethnographic research, Ethnography and the City will expose readers to important works in the field, while also guiding students to the study of method as they embark on their own work.
The only collection of its kind on the market, this reader gathers the work of some of the most esteemed urban ethnographers in sociology and anthropo...
This collection of original essays takes a new look at race in urban spaces by highlighting the intersection of the physical separation of minority groups and the social processes of their marginalization. Race, Space, and Exclusion provides a dynamic and productive dialogue among scholars of racial exclusion and segregation from different perspectives, theoretical and methodological angles, and social science disciplines. This text is ideal for upper-level undergraduate or lower-level graduate courses on housing policy, urban studies, inequalities, and planning courses.
This collection of original essays takes a new look at race in urban spaces by highlighting the intersection of the physical separation of minority...
This collection of original essays takes a new look at race in urban spaces by highlighting the intersection of the physical separation of minority groups and the social processes of their marginalization. Race, Space, and Exclusion provides a dynamic and productive dialogue among scholars of racial exclusion and segregation from different perspectives, theoretical and methodological angles, and social science disciplines. This text is ideal for upper-level undergraduate or lower-level graduate courses on housing policy, urban studies, inequalities, and planning courses.
This collection of original essays takes a new look at race in urban spaces by highlighting the intersection of the physical separation of minority...
Growth, Decline, and Regeneration in Large Cities sheds light on why some cities prosper, others implode and still others are able to reverse their downward trajectories. The book focuses on three major American metropolitan areas: Austin, Detroit, and Boston. It explores how distinctive political and cultural forces in these cities affected economic growth or decline. Theoretical frameworks to explain economic development in urban areas are identified. The book addresses important subjects such as response to deindustrialization, disruption caused by gentrification, globalization...
Growth, Decline, and Regeneration in Large Cities sheds light on why some cities prosper, others implode and still others are able to reve...
Growth, Decline, and Regeneration in Large Cities sheds light on why some cities prosper, others implode and still others are able to reverse their downward trajectories. The book focuses on three major American metropolitan areas: Austin, Detroit, and Boston. It explores how distinctive political and cultural forces in these cities affected economic growth or decline. Theoretical frameworks to explain economic development in urban areas are identified. The book addresses important subjects such as response to deindustrialization, disruption caused by gentrification, globalization...
Growth, Decline, and Regeneration in Large Cities sheds light on why some cities prosper, others implode and still others are able to reve...
