ISBN:
9781501761331
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (285 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
307.76
Keywords:
Small cities-Economic aspects-United States
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Small cities-United States
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Electronic books
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Konferenzschrift
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The essays remind policy makers and academics alike that it is necessary to consider cultural tensions and place-specific conflicts that can derail even the most well-crafted redevelopment strategies prescribed for these communities.Contributors: Vikash Dangal, Colleen Dawicki, Jennifer Erickson, James Fannin, Dagney Faulk, Greg Goodnight, Michael Hicks, William Holt, Hannah Lebovits, Alan Mallach, Pamela Schaal, Charles Taylor, Henry Way, Emily Wornell.
Abstract:
Vulnerable Communities -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Vulnerable Communities: An Introduction -- Part I. Internal Dynamics -- 1. The Perils of "In-Betweenness": Fragmented Growth in a Virginia Small City -- 2. Building Civic Infrastructure in Smaller Cities: Lessons from the Boston Fed's Working Cities Challenge on Paving the Way for Economic Opportunity -- 3. Diversity in the Dakotas: Lessons on Intercultural Policies -- 4. Shaking Off the Rust in the American South: Deindustrialization, Abandonment, and Revitalization in Bessemer, Alabama -- Part II. Patterns and Strategies -- 5. The Economic Fortunes of Small Industrial Cities and Towns: Manufacturing, Place Luck, and the Urban Transfer Payment Economy -- 6. Where Do Small Cities Belong? The Case of the Micropolitan Area -- 7. Conceptualizing Shrinking Inner-Ring Suburbs as Small Cities: Governance in Communities in Transition -- 8. Local Government Responses to Property Tax Caps: An Analysis of Indiana Municipal Governments -- 9. Asymmetric Local Employment Multipliers, Agglomeration, and the Disappearance of Footloose Jobs -- Afterword, Greg Goodnight -- Appendixes -- A. Working Cities Challenge Initiatives -- B. Mt. Auburn Associates-Round 1, Final Evaluation Rubric -- C. Sample Questions, Lawrence Partnership Survey -- D. Sample Questions, Survey of State Leaders' Perceptions of Civic Infrastructure -- Notes on Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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