The transformation of American cities / 
[compiled by] H. W. Wilson, a division of EBSCO Information Services. 
 - xiii, 239 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
 - The reference shelf ;  volume 87, number 5 .
 - Reference shelf ;  v. 87, no. 5. .
<br/><br/> "ISSN: 1948-6820"--P. 4 of cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Green initiatives, the environment, and natural resources :  greening of American cities ;  best bike-sharing program in the United States /  Streetcorner serenade for the public plaza /  Ten urban experiments that your city should adopt /  New-age Central Parks /  Aging pipes are poisoning America's tap water /  Climate change crusade goes local /  Cost of living and changing demographics :  modern urbanite ;  end of the suburbs /  Get out of town /  Baby boomtowns: The U.S. cities attracting the most families /  This is the most economically segregated city in America /  Mini-D.C.'s: a small-city boom revitalizes downtowns once left for dead /  How suburban are big American cities? /  Foreclosures fuel Detroit blight, cost city $500 million /  Economy and industry :  Jobs, opportunity, and innovation in urban environments ;  nation's future depends on its cities, not on Washington /  Can tax breaks for big corporations turn around one of America's most dangerous cities? /  How American sports franchises are selling their cities short /  Why millennials still move to cities /  Why are there so many shuttered storefronts in the West Village? /  Why American cities are fighting to attract immigrants /  Crime and policing :  Law and disorder ;  Inner-city violence in the age of mass incarceration /  Two architects of broken windows policing go on the defensive /  militarization of U.S. police : finally dragged into the light by the horrors of Ferguson /  City life /  myth of police reform /  Is a new crime wave on the horizon? /  Architecture and the arts :  Urban beauty, functionality, and culture ;  Why public art is important /  Local urban culture goes global /  Pop-up salvation /  Can Chicago become America's next great city for artists? /  Why cities can't afford to lose their artists /  Cities create music, cultural festivals to make money /  High line your museum /  New York City rethinks art for the masses /  Embracing graffiti could help contain it, save Tucson money /  Politics and education :  Managing the future ;  In major U.S. cities education "reform" opponents take to the streets /  Charter schools continue dramatic growth despite controversies /  rise of the progressive city /  revolt of the cities /  gentrification effect /  These American cities are fighting for control over electricity and the Internet /  Tom Vanderbilt ;  Michael Kimmelman ;  Sasha Abramsky ;  Rutherford H. Platt and Peter Harnik ;  Alana Semuels ;  Doug Struck --  Leigh Gallagher ;  Nicholas Lemann ;  Joel Kotkin ;  Alan Pyke ;  John Woodrow Cox ;  Jed Kolko ;  Christine MacDonald and Joel Kurth --  Michael Hirsh ;  Lidia DePillis ;  David Uberti ;  Kevin Maney ;  Tim Wu ;  Ted Hesson --  Heather Ann Thompson ;  Eric Jaffe ;  Glenn Greenwald ;  Jelani Cobb ;  Ta-Nehisi Coates ;  Mariano Castillo --  Jared Green ;  Jeroen Beekmans ;  ren�ee e. hoogland ;  B. David Zarley ;  Richard Florida ;  Chad Kaydo ;  Jonathan Massey ;  Jennifer Smith ;  David J. Del Grande --  Amy Dean ;  Joy Resmovits ;  Michelle Goldberg ;  Harold Meyerson ;  Thomas B. Edsall ;  Max Holleran.  1.  The  The  2.  The  The  3.  The  4.  The  The  5.  6.  The  The  The 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781619256941 1619256940 9781619256897 1619256894 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cities and towns--History--United States--21st century.<br/>City and town life--History--United States--21st century.<br/>Urban ecology (Sociology)--History--United States--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Social conditions--21st century.<br/>United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT 123  / .T73 2015