Beyond the metropolis
Subtitle: urban geography as if small cities mattered
By: edited by Benjamin Ofori-Amoah
Contributors: Ofori-Amoah, Benjamin
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9780761835851
Subjects: Urban geography; Cities and towns -- Economic conditions; Cities and towns -- Social conditions; Cities and towns -- Growth; Human geography
Other titles: Urban geography as if small cities mattered
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. Small city studies and geographic perspectives / Benjamin Ofori-Amoah; title: pt. I. Evolution and growth of small cities; title: 2. From frontier outpost to northern capital: the growth and functional transformation of Prince George, BC, Canada / Greg Halseth, Kent Sedgwick, and Benjamin Ofori-Amoah; title: 3. Urbanization of the midwestern countryside: the case of Minnesota's small cities / John S. Adams and Barbara J. VanDrasek; title: 4. Demographic changes in America's small cities, 1990-2000 / Christiana K. Brennan and Christopher Hoene; title: 5. Population growth, demographic changes, and spatial distribution of small cities in Mexico, 1970-2000 / Jorge González Sánchez and Maria Teresa Gutiérrez de MacGregor; title: pt. II. The internal structure of small cities; title: 6. Micropolitan Ohio: a study of internal structure of small cities / James W. Fonseca; title: 7. Globalization, neoliberal policies, and the changing landscapes of small cities: the case of Ciudad Lerdo, Durango, Mexico / Michael S. Yoder; title: 8. The urban corona effect and retail change in small cities: the case of central Iowa / Thomas L. Bell and Margaret M. Gripshover; title: 9. Location dynamics of economic activities in America's small cities: the experience of five Wisconsin cities / Benjamin Ofori-Amoah; title: pt. III. Planning and managing change in small cities; title: 10. Revitalizing small city downtowns: the case of Brandon, Canada / Doug Ramsey, Derrek Eberts, and John Everitt; title: 11. Downtown retailing and revitalization of small cities: lessons from Chillicothe and Mount Vernon, Ohio / Andreas Otto; title: 12. Managing downtown revitalization projects in small cities: lessons from Kentucky's Main Street program / Christa Smith; title: 13. Public transportation in small cities: the case of Marysville and Yuba City, California / Thomas Irion; title: 14. Housing and urban development problems in small cities: the case of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico / Luís Felipe Cabrales Barajas; title: 15. Public policy and development of small cities: the experience of Israel's development towns / Erez Tzfadia; title: Conclusion; title: 16. The future of urban geography as if small cities mattered / Benjamin Ofori-Amoah