Cities of North America : contemporary challenges in US and Canadian cities / edited by Lisa Benton-Short.

This timely text provides a comprehensive overview of the dramatic and rapidly evolving issues confronting the cities of North America. Metropolitan areas throughout the United States and Canada face a range of dynamic and complex concernsђؤ́including the redistribution of economic activities, the c...

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Other Authors: Benton-Short, Lisa
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
Subjects:
Urban policy > United States.
Urban policy > Canada.
Cities and towns > United States.
Cities and towns > Canada.
Physical Description:xvi, 413 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • An Introduction to Cities of North America / Lisa Benton-Short
  • Changing Approaches to Urban Geography / Katie Wells
  • An Urban History / Robert Lewis
  • Border Cities / Lindsey Sutton
  • Part I: Urban Economies
  • Urban Economic Restructuring / David Wilson and Matthew Anderson
  • Globalization and the City / Yeong-Hyun Kim
  • Part II: Urban Governance
  • Urban Governance / Thomas J. Vicino
  • Planning and Politics / Amanda Huron
  • Part III: Urban Social/Cultural Challenges
  • Urban Inequities / Deborah G. Martin
  • Urban Demographics and Identities / Nathaniel M. Lewis
  • Suburban Challenges / Bernadette Hanlon
  • Part IV: The Urban Environment
  • Cities and Pollution / Lisa Benton-Short and Christopher DeSousa
  • Cities and Hazards / John P. Tiefenbacher
  • Urban Sustainability / Geoff Buckley
  • Index
  • About the Editor and Contributors.