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OverviewA comprehensive national study of inner-ring suburbs in the United States Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bernadette HanlonPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S. Imprint: Temple University Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781592139361ISBN 10: 1592139361 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 18 December 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Once the American Dream 2. Decline Is a New Suburban Reality 3. Defining Inner-Ring Suburbs 4. Forces Shaping Inner-Ring Suburbs 5. Sidestepping Inner-Ring Suburbs 6. Declining Inner-Ring Suburbs 7. Suburbs in Crisis 8. Different Types of Inner-Ring Suburbs 9. Fixing Inner-Ring suburbs 10. Conclusion Appendix References IndexReviewsAn engaging contemporary study of twenty years of suburban change in the U.S., Once the American Dream is more comprehensive than earlier works on suburbs, focusing on differences among suburbs rather than the city/suburban differences. The breadth of stories told against the analysis helps provide good insights and makes the national picture more local to readers. Hanlon ably demonstrates how to apply useful methodologies to the study of contemporary metropolitan geography. David L. Phillips, Professor Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia Author InformationBernadette Hanlon is a research analyst at the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Her research interests include suburban growth and decline, urban policy and planning, and state and local government. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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