Metropolitan Portraits – serie
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17 produkter
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Living with the Presence of the Past
Av Steven Conn
E-bok, 2013
437 kr
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As America's fifth largest city and fourth largest metropolitan region, Philadelphia is tied to its surrounding counties and suburban neighborhoods. It is this vital relationship, suggests Steven Conn, that will make or break greater Philadelphia.The Philadelphia region has witnessed virtually …
Greater Portland
Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest
Av Carl Abbott
E-bok, 2015
504 kr
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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleIt has been called one of the nation's most livable regions, ranked among the best managed cities in America, hailed as a top spot to work, and favored as a great place to do business, enjoy the arts, pursue outdoor recreation, and make …
Metropolitan Phoenix
Place Making and Community Building in the Desert
E-bok, 2013
415 kr
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Inhabitants of Phoenix tend to think small but live big. They feel connected to individual neighborhoods and communities but drive farther to get to work, feel the effects of the regional heat island, and depend in part for their water on snow packs in Wyoming. In Metropolitan Phoenix, Patricia …
Driving Detroit
The Quest for Respect in the Motor City
E-bok, 2012
504 kr
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For most of the twentieth century, Detroit was a symbol of American industrial might, a place of entrepreneurial and technical ingenuity where the latest consumer inventions were made available to everyone through the genius of mass production. Today, Detroit is better known for its dwindling …
Miami
Mistress of the Americas
Av Jan Nijman
E-bok, 2011
424 kr
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As a subtropical city and the southernmost metropolitan area in the United States, Miami has always lured both visitors and migrants from throughout the Americas. During its first half-century they came primarily from the American North, then from the Latin South, and eventually from across the …
Research Triangle
From Tobacco Road to Global Prominence
E-bok, 2012
424 kr
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Over the past three decades, the economy of North Carolina's Research Triangle-defined by the cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill-has been transformed from one dependent on agriculture and textiles to one driven by knowledge-based jobs in technology, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. …
Toronto
Transformations in a City and Its Region
Av Edward Relph
E-bok, 2013
668 kr
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Extending a hundred miles across south-central Ontario, Toronto is the fifth largest metropolitan area in North America, with the highest population density and the busiest expressway. At its core old Toronto consists of walkable neighborhoods and a financial district deeply connected to the global …
Greater Portland
Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad, 2001
402 kr
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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleIt has been called one of the nation's most livable regions, ranked among the best managed cities in America, hailed as a top spot to work, and favored as a great place to do business, enjoy the arts, pursue outdoor recreation, and make …
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Living with the Presence of the Past
Av Steven Conn
Häftad, 2006
344 kr
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As America's fifth largest city and fourth largest metropolitan region, Philadelphia is tied to its surrounding counties and suburban neighborhoods. It is this vital relationship, suggests Steven Conn, that will make or break greater Philadelphia.The Philadelphia region has witnessed virtually …
Greater New Jersey
Living in the Shadow of Gotham
Häftad, 2006
334 kr
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Living within the influence of one of the largest and most important cities in the world, how does New Jersey define itself? Is it simply a region of commuters, or have communities created effective local governments and satisfying cultural activities for one of the most diverse populations in the …
Driving Detroit
The Quest for Respect in the Motor City
Häftad, 2014
402 kr
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For most of the twentieth century, Detroit was a symbol of American industrial might, a place of entrepreneurial and technical ingenuity where the latest consumer inventions were made available to everyone through the genius of mass production. Today, Detroit is better known for its dwindling …
Miami
Mistress of the Americas
Av Jan Nijman
Häftad, 2010
334 kr
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As a subtropical city and the southernmost metropolitan area in the United States, Miami has always lured both visitors and migrants from throughout the Americas. During its first half-century they came primarily from the American North, then from the Latin South, and eventually from across the …
Toronto
Transformations in a City and Its Region
Av Edward Relph
Inbunden, 2013
575 kr
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Extending a hundred miles across south-central Ontario, Toronto is the fifth largest metropolitan area in North America, with the highest population density and the busiest expressway. At its core old Toronto consists of walkable neighborhoods and a financial district deeply connected to the global …
Metropolitan Denver
Growth and Change in the Mile High City
Av Andrew R. Goetz, E. Eric Boschmann
Inbunden, 2018
632 kr
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Nestled between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the High Plains to the east, Denver, Colorado, is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level. Over the past ten years, it has also been one of the country's fastest-growing metropolitan areas. …
Metropolitan Denver
Growth and Change in the Mile High City
Av Andrew R. Goetz, E. Eric Boschmann
E-bok, 2018
718 kr
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Nestled between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the High Plains to the east, Denver, Colorado, is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level. Over the past ten years, it has also been one of the country's fastest-growing metropolitan areas. …
Metropolitan San Diego
How Geography and Lifestyle Shape a New Urban Environment
Häftad, 2004
345 kr
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The San Diego of popular imagination is a lotus land of sun and surfers, a ruggedly beautiful region where Mexican barrios coexist with mountain villages and deserts sprawl as far as the eye can see. Functionally, if not officially, its reaches extend all the way to Tijuana, Mexico, giving it an …
Metropolitan Phoenix
Place Making and Community Building in the Desert
Häftad, 2005
345 kr
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Inhabitants of Phoenix tend to think small but live big. They feel connected to individual neighborhoods and communities but drive farther to get to work, feel the effects of the regional heat island, and depend in part for their water on snow packs in Wyoming. In Metropolitan Phoenix, Patricia …
