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.
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economic censuses, property tax stress, apparent tax costs, antigrowth mayor, antigrowth coalition, community services budget, property tax dependence, other individual residents, city neighborhood associations, predevelopment financing, nonprofit housing sector, economic development decision making, growth machine model, suburban associations, national urban policy, community services and infrastructure, urban policy report, nonprofit housing developers, antigrowth forces, progrowth forces, linkage funds, local economic development efforts, deferred tax payments, local housing policy, local development corporations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Government Printing Office, Bureau of the Census, African American, Journal of the American Planning Association, Urban Affairs Quarterly, San Francisco, Journal of Urban Affairs, New Brunswick, Temple University Press, University of Chicago Press, Rutgers University Press, University of California Press, American Journal of Sociology, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Oxford University Press, Newbury Park, National Council, World War, The Limits of Localism, Harvard University Press, Public Works Improvement, Urban Policy Revisited Browse Sample Pages:
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New York, United States, Government Printing Office, Bureau of the Census, African American, Journal of the American Planning Association, Urban Affairs Quarterly, San Francisco, Journal of Urban Affairs, New Brunswick, Temple University Press, University of Chicago Press, Rutgers University Press, University of California Press, American Journal of Sociology, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Oxford University Press, Newbury Park, National Council, World War, The Limits of Localism, Harvard University Press, Public Works Improvement, Urban Policy Revisited Browse Sample Pages:
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- Community Planning: An Introduction To The Comprehensive Plan by Eric Damian Kelly on page 402, and Back Matter
- Independent Cities: Rethinking U.S. Urban Policy by Robert J. Waste in Back Matter
- Independent Cities: Rethinking U.S. Urban Policy by Robert J. Waste in Back Matter
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