Making cities work
Subtitle: prospects and policies for urban America
By: edited by Robert P. Inman.
Contributors: Inman, Robert P.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780691131047; 9780691131054
Subjects: Cities and towns -- United States; Urbanization -- United States; Urban economics -- United States; Sociology, Urban -- United States; City and town life -- United States; Urban policy -- United States
Description: ""Making Cities Work brings together leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer critical perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in today's fast-evolving economy. Successful cities provide jobs, quality schools, safe and clean neighborhoods, effective transportation, and welcoming spaces for all residents. But cities must be managed well if they are to remain attractive places to work, relax, and raise a family; otherwise residents, firms, and workers will leave and the social and economic advantages of city living will be lost. Drawing on cutting-edge research in the social sciences, the contributors explore optimal ways to manage the modern city and propose solutions to today's most pressing urban problems. Topics include the urban economy, transportation, housing and open space, immigration, race, the impacts of poverty on children, education, crime, and financing and managing services. The contributors show how to make cities work for diverse urban constituencies, and why we still need cities despite the many challenges they pose. Making Cities Work brings the latest findings in urban economics to policymakers, researchers, and students, as well as anyone interested in urban affairs.""--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : city prospects, city policies / Robert P. Inman; title: The city economy : the death and life of cities / Edward L. Glaeser; title: Transportation : urban transportation policy / Kenneth A. Small; title: Space : the design of the urban environment / Witold Rybczynski; title: Housing : urban housing markets / Joseph Gyourko; title: Immigration : how immigration affects U.S. cities / David Card; title: Race : the perplexing persistence of race / Jacob L. Vigdor; title: Poverty : poverty among inner-city children / Janet Currie; title: Education : educating urban children / Richard J. Murnane; title: Crime : crime in the city / Philip J. Cook; title: Finances : financing city services / Robert P. Inman.