Urban Studies: An Introductory Reader

Part I. The Scope And Content Of Urban Studies -- The Changingdistribution Of The Population Of The United States In The Twentieth Century / Irene B. Taeuber -- The Valuable Inefficiencies And Impracticalities Of Cities / Jane Jacobs -- Form And Structure Of The Metropolitan Area / William L.c. Wheaton -- The City As It Is And As It Might Be / National Commission On Urban Problems -- A Critical View Of The Urban Crisis / Edward C. Banfield -- Introduction To Suburban Problems : An Overview / The President's Task Force On Suburban Problems -- Part Ii. Functional Issues Of Our Times -- Urban Poverty -- Poverty In Cities / Daniel P. Moynihan -- Who Are The Urban Poor? / Anthony Downs -- Urban Education -- The Schools In The City / Theodore R. Sizer -- Do Schools Make A Difference? / Godfrey Hodgson -- Urban Finances -- The Financial Crisis Of Our Cities / Thirty-three Panel Members -- Financing Urban Government / Dick Netzer -- Urban Housing -- The Shape Of The Nation's Housing Problems / The President's Committee On Urban Housing -- America's Housing Needs : 1970 To 1980 / David Birch And Others -- Urban Design -- The Image Of The City / Kevin Lynch -- The Pattern Of The Metropolis / Kevin Lynch -- Urban Environment -- The City : Health And Pathology / Ian Mcharg -- The Use Of Land : A Citizen's Policy Guide To Urban Growth / The Task Force On Land Use And Urban Growth Of The Citizen's Advisory Committee On Environmental Quality -- Urban Life -- The Culture Of Urban America / John Burchard -- Criteria For Judging The Quality Of Urban Environment / Hans Blumenfeld. Edited By Louis K. Loewenstein. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.