Beyond the metropolis : urban geography as if small cities mattered / edited by Benjamin Ofori-Amoah.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ofori-Amoah, Benjamin
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : University Press of America, 2007.
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Physical Description:365 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Urban geography as if small cities mattered.
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Introduction -- 1. Small city studies and geographic perspectives / Benjamin Ofori-Amoah -- pt. I. Evolution and growth of small cities -- 2. From frontier outpost to northern capital: the growth and functional transformation of Prince George, BC, Canada / Greg Halseth, Kent Sedgwick, and Benjamin Ofori-Amoah -- 3. Urbanization of the midwestern countryside: the case of Minnesota's small cities / John S. Adams and Barbara J. VanDrasek -- 4. Demographic changes in America's small cities, 1990-2000 / Christiana K. Brennan and Christopher Hoene -- 5. Population growth, demographic changes, and spatial distribution of small cities in Mexico, 1970-2000 / Jorge González Sánchez and Maria Teresa Gutiérrez de MacGregor -- pt. II. The internal structure of small cities -- 6. Micropolitan Ohio: a study of internal structure of small cities / James W. Fonseca -- 7. Globalization, neoliberal policies, and the changing landscapes of small cities: the case of Ciudad Lerdo, Durango, Mexico / Michael S. Yoder -- 8. The urban corona effect and retail change in small cities: the case of central Iowa / Thomas L. Bell and Margaret M. Gripshover -- 9. Location dynamics of economic activities in America's small cities: the experience of five Wisconsin cities / Benjamin Ofori-Amoah -- pt. III. Planning and managing change in small cities -- 10. Revitalizing small city downtowns: the case of Brandon, Canada / Doug Ramsey, Derrek Eberts, and John Everitt -- 11. Downtown retailing and revitalization of small cities: lessons from Chillicothe and Mount Vernon, Ohio / Andreas Otto -- 12. Managing downtown revitalization projects in small cities: lessons from Kentucky's Main Street program / Christa Smith -- 13. Public transportation in small cities: the case of Marysville and Yuba City, California / Thomas Irion -- 14. Housing and urban development problems in small cities: the case of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico / Luís Felipe Cabrales Barajas -- 15. Public policy and development of small cities: the experience of Israel's development towns / Erez Tzfadia -- Conclusion -- 16. The future of urban geography as if small cities mattered / Benjamin Ofori-Amoah. 
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