Exploring Urban America

PART ONE: CITIES AND URBANISM Introduction to Cities and Urbanism - Timothy K Barnekov and Daniel Rich Apprehending the City - Anthony M Orum The View from Above, Below, and Behind Urbanism and Urbanity - Scott Greer Cities in an Urban-Dominated Society The Citizenships - Norton E Long Local, State, and National PART TWO: URBAN HISTORY Introduction to Urban History - Carl Abbott The Origins of the American Urban System - Cees D Eysberg Historical Accident and Initial Advantage The Enduring Ghetto - Richard C Wade Urbanization and the Color Line in American History PART THREE: URBAN POLICY Introduction to Urban Policy - Robert J Waste Urban Policy Revisted - Mary K Nenno Issues Resurface with a New Urgency Urban Policies and Urban Impacts After Reagan - William R Barnes National Urban Policy and the Local State - Robert Warren Paradoxes of Meaning, Action, and Consequences People versus Places - Robert C Wood The Dream Will Never Die PART FOUR: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Introduction to Economic Development - Norman Krumholz The Next Wave - Susan E Clarke and Gary L Gaile Postfederal Local Economic Development Strategies Equity and Local Economic Development - Norman Krumholz The Politics of Economic Development Policy - Elaine B Sharp and David R Elkins Women-Owned Businesses - Thomas A Clarke and Franklin J James Dimensions and Policy Issues PART FIVE: COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE Introduction to Community Services and Infrastructure - Robert Warren A Community Services Budget - Robert Warren, Mark S Rosentraub and Louis F Weschler Public, Private, and Third Sector Roles in Urban Services Infrastructure Policy - Marshall Kaplan Repetitive Studies, Uneven Response, Next Steps Needed - Richard P Nathan A Marshall Plan for Ourselves PART SIX: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Introduction to Community Development - Margeret Wilder Government and Neighborhoods - Charles Bartsch Programs Promoting Community Development Neighborhoods and Public-Private Partnership in Pittsburg - Louise Jezierski Neighborhood Associations - John R Logan and Gordana Rabrenovic Their Issues, Their Allies, and Their Opponents PART SEVEN: URBAN HOUSING Introduction to Housing - Patricia Baron Pollak The Limits of Localism - Peter Drier and W Dennis Keating Progressive Housing Policies in Boston, 1984-1989 Local Government Support for Nonprofit Housing - Edward G Goetz A Survey of U.S. Cities PART EIGHT: URBAN GROWTH Introduction to Urban Growth - Nico Calavita The Growth Machine versus the Antigrowth Coalition - Ronald K Vogel and Bert E Swanson The Battle for Our Communities Growth Politics and Downtown Development - Robyne S Turner The Economic Imperative in Sunbelt Cities PART NINE: URBAN EDUCATION Introduction to Urban Education - Jeffrey A Raffel Improving Urban Schools in the Age of 'Restructuring' - Kenneth A Sirotnik Visions of America in the 1990s and Beyond - Jean J Schensul and Thomas G Carroll Negotiating Cultural Diversity and Educational Change The Evolution of a University/Inner-City Partnership - Andrea G Zetlin et al A Case Study Account Race, Urban Politics, and Education Policy-Making in Washington D.C. - Floyd W Hayes, III A Community's Struggle for Quality Education