Urban Policy Reconsidered: Dialogues on the Problems and Prospects of American Cities
- ISBN-10
- 0415944708
- ISBN-13
- 9780415944700
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 372
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Authors
- Charles C. Euchner, Stephen J. McGovern
Description
This comprehensive overview of the issues and problems facing American cities today covers every important issue in urban affairs: poverty, inequality, race, planning, education and crime.
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