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OverviewWhat can be done to alleviate domestic poverty? How is rapid urbanization impacting cities around the world? These are just two of the provocative questions your students will find in the new edition of Urban Issues. For current coverage of urban politics, your students deserve the balanced reporting of CQ Researcher. Urban Issues gives them a window into how policy is made and implemented and is sure to spark classroom debate. Advancing critical thinking, each report includes the following useful features: • pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single question; • detailed chronology; • annotated bibliography and web resources; and • photos, charts, graphs, and maps. Full Product DetailsAuthor: CQ ResearcherPublisher: SAGE Publications Inc Imprint: CQ Press Edition: 5th Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9781608717071ISBN 10: 1608717070 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 26 January 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Replaced By: 9781483317052 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsPART ONE: RACE, CLASS, AND ETHNICITY Housing the Homeless Immigration Debate Domestic Poverty Mortgage Crisis PART TWO: EDUCATION Fixing Urban Schools PART THREE: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY Fighting Crime Disaster Preparedness PART FOUR: LAND USE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Rapid Urbanization Aging Infrastructure Mass Transit Boom Downtown Renaissance Property RightsReviewsAuthor InformationCQ Researcher is the choice of librarians, researchers, and students seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on the most vital issues shaping our world. Each weekly report offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of a single topic. Written by CQ Press′s staff of experienced reporters, these reports provide up-to-date information on a wide range of social, economic, political, environmental, and international issues. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |