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Redefining Urban and Suburban America
Evidence from Census 2000, Volume III
Av Alan Berube, Bruce Katz m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
405 kr
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Results from Census 2000 have confirmed that American cities and metropolitan areas lie at the heart of the nation's most pronounced demographic and economic changes. The third volume in the Redefining Urban and Suburban America series describes anew the changing shape of metropolitan American and …
Low-Income Homeownership
Examining the Unexamined Goal
Av Nicolas P. Retsinas, Eric S. Belsky
E-bok, 2004
390 kr
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A Brookings Institution Press and Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies publication A generation ago little attention was focused on low-income homeownership. Today homeownership rates among under-served groups, including low-income households and minorities, have risen to record …
Low-Income Homeownership
Examining the Unexamined Goal
Av Nicolas P. Retsinas, Eric S. Belsky
Häftad, 2002
373 kr
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A Brookings Institution Press and Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies publicationA generation ago little attention was focused on low-income homeownership. Today homeownership rates among under-served groups, including low-income households and minorities, have risen to record …
Geography of Opportunity
Race and Housing Choice in Metropolitan America
Häftad, 2005
373 kr
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A popular version of history trumpets the United States as a diverse ""nation of immigrants,"" welcome to all. The truth, however, is that local communities have a long history of ambivalence toward new arrivals and minorities. Persistent patterns of segregation by race and income still exist in …
Redefining Urban and Suburban America
Evidence from Census 2000, Volume III
Av Alan Berube, Bruce Katz m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
373 kr
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Results from Census 2000 have confirmed that American cities and metropolitan areas lie at the heart of the nation's most pronounced demographic and economic changes. The third volume in the Redefining Urban and Suburban America series describes anew the changing shape of metropolitan American and …
Still Stuck in Traffic
Coping with Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion
Häftad, 2004
373 kr
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Congested roads waste commuters' time, cost them money, and degrade the environment. Most Americans agree that traffic congestion is the major problem in their communitiesand it only seems to be getting worse. In this revised and expanded edition of his landmark work Stuck in Traffic, Anthony …
Growth Management and Affordable Housing
Do They Conflict?
Häftad, 2004
317 kr
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Advocates of growth management and smart growth often propose policies that raise housing prices, thereby making housing less affordable to many households trying to buy or rent homes. Such policies include urban growth boundaries, zoning restrictions on multi-family housing, utility district …
Savings for the Poor
The Hidden Benefits of Electronic Banking
E-bok, 2010
305 kr
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Beginning this year, federal payment recipients will receive their government benefits through electronic funds transfer (EFT)-- what most of us call direct deposit. Although cost-cutting is the driving force behind the move to a virtually all-electronic federal payment system, Michael Stegman …
Reflections on Regionalism
Av Bruce Katz
E-bok, 2001
328 kr
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Academics, community activists, and politicians have rediscovered regionalism, insisting that regions are critical functional units in a world-wide economy and, just as important, critical functional units in individual American lives. More and more of us travel across city, county, even state …
Reflections on Regionalism
Av Bruce Katz
Häftad, 2000
303 kr
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Academics, community activists, and politicians have rediscovered regionalism, insisting that regions are critical functional units in a world-wide economy and, just as important, critical functional units in individual American lives. More and more of us travel across city, county, even state …
Taking the High Road
A Metropolitan Agenda for Transportation Reform
Häftad, 2005
317 kr
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Since the early 1990s, federal transportation laws have slowly started to level the playing field between highway and alternative transportation strategies, as well as between older and newer communities. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and the Transportation Equity Act …
Redefining Urban and Suburban America
Evidence from Census 2000, Volume I
E-bok, 2004
405 kr
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The early returns from Census 2000 data show that the United States continued to undergo dynamic changes in the 1990s, with cities and suburbs providing the locus of most of the volatility. Metropolitan areas are growing more diverseespecially with the influx of new immigrantsthe population is …
Redefining Urban and Suburban America
Evidence from Census 2000, Volume I
Häftad, 2003
373 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The early returns from Census 2000 data show that the United States continued to undergo dynamic changes in the 1990s, with cities and suburbs providing the locus of most of the volatility. Metropolitan areas are growing more diverseespecially with the influx of new immigrantsthe population is …
Evaluating Gun Policy
Effects on Crime and Violence
Av Jens Ludwig, Philip J. Cook
Häftad, 2003
373 kr
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Compared with other developed nations, the United States is unique in its high rates of both gun ownership and murder. Although widespread gun ownership does not have much effect on the overall crime rate, gun use does make criminal violence more lethal and has a unique capacity to terrorize the …
Laws of the Landscape
How Policies Shape Cities in Europe and America
Häftad, 1999
254 kr
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For decades, concerns have been raised about the consequences of relentless suburban expansion in the United States. But so far, government programs to control urban sprawl have had little effect in slowing it down, much less stopping it. In this book, Pietro S. Nivola raises important questions …
Building Assets, Building Credit
Creating Wealth in Low-Income Communities
Av Nicolas P. Retsinas, Eric S. Belsky
Häftad, 2005
373 kr
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Poor people spend their money living day to day. How can they accumulate wealth? In the United States, homeownership is often the answer. Homes not only provide shelter but also are assets, and thus a means to create equity. Mortgage credit becomes a crucial factor. More Americans than ever now …
Savings for the Poor
The Hidden Benefits of Electronic Banking
Häftad, 1999
289 kr
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Beginning this year, federal payment recipients will receive their government benefits through electronic funds transfer (EFT)-- what most of us call direct deposit. Although cost-cutting is the driving force behind the move to a virtually all-electronic federal payment system, Michael Stegman …
Laws of the Landscape
How Policies Shape Cities in Europe and America
E-bok, 1999
273 kr
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For decades, concerns have been raised about the consequences of relentless suburban expansion in the United States. But so far, government programs to control urban sprawl have had little effect in slowing it down, much less stopping it. In this book, Pietro S. Nivola raises important questions …
Still Stuck in Traffic
Coping with Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion
E-bok, 2005
418 kr
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Congested roads waste commuters' time, cost them money, and degrade the environment. Most Americans agree that traffic congestion is the major problem in their communitiesand it only seems to be getting worse. In this revised and expanded edition of his landmark work Stuck in Traffic , Anthony …
Growth Management and Affordable Housing
Do They Conflict?
E-bok, 2004
343 kr
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Advocates of growth management and smart growth often propose policies that raise housing prices, thereby making housing less affordable to many households trying to buy or rent homes. Such policies include urban growth boundaries, zoning restrictions on multi-family housing, utility district …
Sunbelt/Frostbelt
Public Policies and Market Forces in Metropolitan Development
E-bok, 2005
305 kr
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Metropolitan growth and development results from a complex mix of factors. Consumer preferences, growth and geographical shifts in population, increasing incomes, market restructuring, quality of schools, and location of affordable housing are just a few that play a critical role. Other important …
Redefining Urban and Suburban America
Evidence from Census 2000, Volume II
Av Alan Berube, Bruce Katz m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
355 kr
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Results from Census 2000 continue to reveal the striking changes taking place in the nation's cities and suburbs during the 1990s. Thanks to a decade of strong economic growth, concentrated poverty in inner cities declined dramatically, homeownership rose among young minority households, and …
Geography of Opportunity
Race and Housing Choice in Metropolitan America
E-bok, 2006
405 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A popular version of history trumpets the United States as a diverse ""nation of immigrants,"" welcome to all. The truth, however, is that local communities have a long history of ambivalence toward new arrivals and minorities. Persistent patterns of segregation by race and income still exist in …
Building Assets, Building Credit
Creating Wealth in Low-Income Communities
Av Nicolas P. Retsinas, Eric S. Belsky
E-bok, 2006
414 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Poor people spend their money living day to day. How can they accumulate wealth? In the United States, homeownership is often the answer. Homes not only provide shelter but also are assets, and thus a means to create equity. Mortgage credit becomes a crucial factor. More Americans than ever now …
Taking the High Road
A Metropolitan Agenda for Transportation Reform
E-bok, 2006
346 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Since the early 1990s, federal transportation laws have slowly started to level the playing field between highway and alternative transportation strategies, as well as between older and newer communities. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and the Transportation Equity Act …
