The Rise Of Urban America

Author : Constantine McLaughlin Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781135679750

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The Rise of Urban America by Constantine McLaughlin Green Pdf

The rise of cities in the United States from the early seventeenth century to the 1960s is the subject of this sophisticated and witty appraisal by a Pulitzer Prize historian. Constance McLaughlin Green traces the forces - economic, political, social - that led to today's urban civilization, beginning with the growth of colonial seaports and local government, the rise of new cities that competed for wealth and power with the older cities, the spread of industrialization, transportation and communications that made complex city life possible. She discussed the influence of city life on art and architecture, the impact of depression and prosperity upon urban centres, and analyses present-day problems - race-relations, the population explosion, automation, the rise of suburbia, and the development of the 'megapolis' that links city with city in one vast urban interstate region. This book was first published in 1966.

Author : Constance McLaughlin Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 041541931X

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The Rise of Urban America by Constance McLaughlin Green Pdf

Author : John William Reps
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691238241

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The Making of Urban America by John William Reps Pdf

This comprehensive survey of urban growth in America has become a standard work in the field. From the early colonial period to the First World War, John Reps explores to what extent city planning has been rooted in the nation's tradition, showing the extent of European influence on early communities. Illustrated by over three hundred reproductions of maps, plans, and panoramic views, this book presents hundreds of American cities and the unique factors affecting their development.

Author : Michael H. Carriere,David Schalliol
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780226727226

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The City Creative by Michael H. Carriere,David Schalliol Pdf

Introduction : a brief history of the recent past -- The (near) death and life of postwar American cities : the roots of contemporary placemaking -- The roaring '90s -- Into the twenty-first century -- Growing place : toward a counterhistory of contemporary placemaking -- Producing place -- Creating place -- Conclusion : Placemaking is for people.

Author : David Goldfield
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1057 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780761928843

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Encyclopedia of American Urban History by David Goldfield Pdf

Edited by one of the leading scholars of urban studies, this encyclopedia offers an accurate and authoritative historical approach to the dramatic urban growth experienced in the United States during the 20th century.

Author : Jon C. Teaford
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231510936

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The Metropolitan Revolution by Jon C. Teaford Pdf

In this absorbing history, Jon C. Teaford traces the dramatic evolution of American metropolitan life. At the end of World War II, the cities of the Northeast and the Midwest were bustling, racially and economically integrated areas frequented by suburban and urban dwellers alike. Yet since 1945, these cities have become peripheral to the lives of most Americans. "Edge cities" are now the dominant centers of production and consumption in post-suburban America. Characterized by sprawling freeways, corporate parks, and homogeneous malls and shopping centers, edge cities have transformed the urban landscape of the United States. Teaford surveys metropolitan areas from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt and the way in which postwar social, racial, and cultural shifts contributed to the decline of the central city as a hub of work, shopping, transportation, and entertainment. He analyzes the effects of urban flight in the 1950s and 1960s, the subsequent growth of the suburbs, and the impact of financial crises and racial tensions. He then brings the discussion into the present by showing how the recent wave of immigration from Latin America and Asia has further altered metropolitan life and complicated the black-white divide. Engaging in original research and interpretation, Teaford tells the story of this fascinating metamorphosis.

Author : David R. Goldfield,Blaine A. Brownell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015020635481

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Urban America by David R. Goldfield,Blaine A. Brownell Pdf

The second edition of Urban America, like the first edition, is distinguished by its emphasis on the spatial relationships within and between cities. This emphasis a study of the geographical patterns of residential, commercial, political, and cultural development, allows a balanced, flexible examination of the varied aspects of urban life. It permits a comprehensive look at the social, economic, political, and cultural history of the city. At the same time, this edition minimizes its review of spatial theory; many students and instructors told us the theoretical material tended to encumber rather than enlighten. -- Preface.

Author : Raymond A. Mohl
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0842026398

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The Making of Urban America by Raymond A. Mohl Pdf

This second edition is designed to introduce students of urban history to recent interpretive literature in this field. Its goal is to provide a coherent framework for understanding the pattern of American urbanization, while at the same time offering specific examples of the work of historians in the field.

Author : John Mcdonald
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317452874

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Urban America: Growth, Crisis, and Rebirth by John Mcdonald Pdf

This book will change the way Americans think about their cities. It provides a comprehensive economic and social history of urban America since 1950, covering the 29 largest urban areas of that period. Specifically, the book covers 17 cities in the Northeast, 6 in the South, and 6 in the West, decade by decade, with extensive data and historical narrative. The author divides his analysis into three periods - urban growth (1950 to 1970), urban crisis (late 1960s to 1990), and urban rebirth (since 1990). He draws on the concepts of the vicious circle and the virtuous circle to offer the first in-depth explanation for the transition from urban crisis to urban rebirth that took place in the early 1990s. "Urban America" is both a message of hope and a call to action for students and professionals in urban studies. It will inspire readers to concentrate on finding ways and means to ensure that the urban rebirth will continue.

Author : Richard K. Rein
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781642831702

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American Urbanist by Richard K. Rein Pdf

"William H. Whyte's curiosity compelled him to question the status quo--whether helping to make Fortune Magazine essential reading for business leaders, warning of "groupthink" in his bestseller The Organization Man, or standing up for Jane Jacobs as she advocated for the vitality of city life and public space. This compelling biography sheds light on Whyte's bold way of thinking, ripe for rediscovery at a time when we are reshaping our communities into places of opportunity and empowerment for all citizens" -- Backcover.

Author : Lisa Krissoff Boehm,Steven H. Corey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000904970

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America's Urban History by Lisa Krissoff Boehm,Steven H. Corey Pdf

In this second edition, America’s Urban History now includes contemporary analysis of race, immigration, and cities under the Trump administration and has been fully updated with new scholarship on early urbanization, mass incarceration and cities, the Great Society, the diversification of the suburbs, and environmental justice. The United States is one of the most heavily urbanized places in the world, and its urban history is essential to understanding the fundamental narrative of American history. This book is an accessible overview of the history of American cities, including Indigenous settlements, colonial America, the American West, the postwar metropolis, and the present-day landscape of suburban sprawl and an urbanized population. It examines the ways in which urbanization is connected to divisions of society along the lines of race, class, and gender, but it also studies how cities have been sources of opportunity, hope, and success for individuals and the nation. Images, maps, tables, and a guide to further reading provide engaging accompaniment to illustrate key concepts and themes. Spanning centuries of America’s urban past, this book’s depth and insight make it an ideal text for students and scholars in urban studies and American history.

Author : Jacob Riis
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781458500427

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How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis Pdf

Author : Lizabeth Cohen
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780374721602

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Saving America's Cities by Lizabeth Cohen Pdf

Winner of the Bancroft Prize In twenty-first-century America, some cities are flourishing and others are struggling, but they all must contend with deteriorating infrastructure, economic inequality, and unaffordable housing. Cities have limited tools to address these problems, and many must rely on the private market to support the public good. It wasn’t always this way. For almost three decades after World War II, even as national policies promoted suburban sprawl, the federal government underwrote renewal efforts for cities that had suffered during the Great Depression and the war and were now bleeding residents into the suburbs. In Saving America’s Cities, the prizewinning historian Lizabeth Cohen follows the career of Edward J. Logue, whose shifting approach to the urban crisis tracked the changing balance between government-funded public programs and private interests that would culminate in the neoliberal rush to privatize efforts to solve entrenched social problems. A Yale-trained lawyer, rival of Robert Moses, and sometime critic of Jane Jacobs, Logue saw renewing cities as an extension of the liberal New Deal. He worked to revive a declining New Haven, became the architect of the “New Boston” of the 1960s, and, later, led New York State’s Urban Development Corporation, which built entire new towns, including Roosevelt Island in New York City. Logue’s era of urban renewal has a complicated legacy: Neighborhoods were demolished and residents dislocated, but there were also genuine successes and progressive goals. Saving America’s Cities is a dramatic story of heartbreak and destruction but also of human idealism and resourcefulness, opening up possibilities for our own time.

Author : Alan Mallach
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781610917810

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The Divided City by Alan Mallach Pdf

In The Divided City, urban practitioner and scholar Alan Mallach presents a detailed picture of what has happened over the past 15 to 20 years in industrial cities like Pittsburgh and Baltimore, as they have undergone unprecedented, unexpected revival. He spotlights these changes while placing them in their larger economic, social and political context. Most importantly, he explores the pervasive significance of race in American cities, and looks closely at the successes and failures of city governments, nonprofit entities, and citizens as they have tried to address the challenges of change. The Divided City concludes with strategies to foster greater equality and opportunity, firmly grounding them in the cities' economic and political realities.

Author : Galen Cranz
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015007546776

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The Politics of Park Design by Galen Cranz Pdf

Galen Cranz surveys the rise of the park system from 1850 to the present through 4 stages - the pleasure ground, the reform park, the recreation facility and the open space system.