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The U.S. City in Transition, Paperback / softback Book

The U.S. City in Transition Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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The U.S. city is undergoing constant change. In the East and Midwest, most cities were founded as trading posts on waterways.

They boomed during the industrial era and reached their population peak in the mid-20th century, before suburbanization and deindustrialization caused them to decline in importance.

Traces of decay were everywhere, and the prognosis for the future was conceivably poor.

As Barbara Hahn shows in her book, this trend now seems to have been broken: Things are looking up again for the US city.

Some of the former industrial cities have succeeded in structural change.

In the south and west of the country, cities have developed into new growth centers.

However, not all cities are benefiting from this positive development, and many continue to shrink at an alarming rate.

As the author points out, similar processes such as neoliberalisation, deregulation, privatisation and gentrification can be observed in all cities, regardless of their location and levelof development. Due to the large number of didactically prepared graphics, the book is suitable as a study read for students and scholars.

The characteristics of the U.S. city, which are elaborated on the basis of current examples, as well as the illustrative photos also illustrate the change of the U.S. city to the interested reader.

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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:175 pages, 131 Illustrations, color; 2 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 175 p. 133 illus., 131 i
  • Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
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  • ISBN:9783662648636
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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:175 pages, 131 Illustrations, color; 2 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 175 p. 133 illus., 131 i
  • Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
  • Publication Date:
  • Category:
  • ISBN:9783662648636