Redefining urban and suburban America : evidence from Census 2000 / Bruce Katz and Robert E. Lang, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Katz, Bruce.

Lang, Robert, 1959-

Series:

Brookings metro series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metropolitan areas--United States.

Metropolitan areas.

United States.

Suburbs--United States.

Suburbs.

City and town life--United States.

City and town life.

United States--Population.

Population.

Sociology, Urban--United States.

Sociology, Urban.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2003-

Summary:

The early returns from Census 2000 data show that the United States continued to undergo dynamic changes in the 1990s, with cities and suburbs providing the locus of most of the volatility. Metropolitan areas are growing more diverse -- especially with the influx of new immigrants -- the population is aging, and the makeup of households is shifting. Singles and empty-nesters now surpass families with children in many suburbs. The contributors to this book review data on population, race and ethnicity, and household composition, provided by the Census's "short form," and attempt to respond to three simple queries: Are cities coming back? Are all suburbs growing? Are cities and suburbs becoming more alike? Regional trends muddy the picture. Communities in the Northeast and Midwest are generally growing slowly, while those in the South and West are experiencing explosive growth ("Warm, dry places grew. Cold, wet places declined," note two authors). Some cities are robust, others are distressed. Some suburbs are bedroom communities, others are hot employment centers, while still others are deteriorating. And while some cities' cores may have been intensely developed, including those in the Northeast and Midwest, and experienced population increases, the areas surrounding the cores may have declined significantly.

Trends in population confirm an increasingly diverse population in both metropolitan and suburban areas with the influx of Hispanic and Asian immigrants and with majority populations of central cities for the first time being made up of minority groups. Census 2000 also reveals that the overall level of black-to-nonblack segregation has reached its lowest point since 1920, although high segregation remains in many areas. Redefining Urban and Suburban America explores these demographic trends and their complexities, along with their implications for the policies and politics shaping metropolitan America. The shifts discussed here have significant influence in demand for housing and schools, childcare and healthcare, as well as private goods and services.

Contents:

v. 1. City growth : which places grew and why / Edward L. Glaeser and Jesse M. Shapiro

Gaining but losing ground : population change in large cities and their suburbs / Alan Berube

The urban turnaround / Patrick A. Simmons and Robert E. Lang

Downtown rebound / Rebecca R. Sohmer and Robert E. Lang

Patchwork cities : patterns of urban population growth in the 1990s / Alan Berube and Benjamin Forman

"Boomburbs" : the emergence of large, fast-growing suburban cities / Robert E. Lang and Patrick A. Simmons

Suburbs : patterns of growth and decline / William H. Lucy and David L. Phillips

Racial and ethnic change in the nation's largest cities / Alan Berube

Melting pot suburbs : a study of suburban diversity / William H. Frey

Changing patterns of Latino growth in metropolitan America / Roberto Suro and Aubrey Singer

Racial segregation : promising news / Edward L. Glaeser and Jacob L. Vigdor

Ethnic diversity grows, neighborhood integration lags / John R. Logan

City families and suburban singles : an emerging household story / William H. Frey and Alan Berube.

v. 2. Metropolitan magnets for international and domestic migrants / William H. Frey

The rise of new immigrant gateways: historical flows, recent settlement trends / Audrey Singer

The New great migration: Black Americans' return to the South, 1965-2000 / William H. Frey

A decade of mixed blessings: urban and suburban poverty in Census 2000 / Alan Berube and William H. Frey

Stunning progress, hidden problems: The dramatic decline of concentrated poverty in the 1990's / Paul A. Jargowsky

The trajectory of poor neighborhoods in Southern California, 1970-2000 / Shannon McConville and Paul Ong

The shape of the curve: household income distributions in U.S. Cities, 1979-99 / Alan Berube and Thacher Tiffany

Homeowership and younger households: progress among African American and Latinos / Dowell Myers and Gary Painter

Rising affordability problems among homeowners / Patrick A. Simmons

The sheltered homeless in Metropolitan neighborhoods: evidence from the 1990 and 2000 Censuses / Barrett A. Lee and Chad R. Farrell

Patterns and trends in overcrowed housing: results from Census 2000 / Patrick A. Simmons

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0815748604

0815748590

OCLC:

50866887