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050 0 0 _aGF125
_b.B49 2007
245 0 0 _aBeyond the metropolis :
_burban geography as if small cities mattered /
_cedited by Benjamin Ofori-Amoah.
264 1 _aLanham, Md. :
_bUniversity Press of America,
_c[2007]
264 4 _c©2007
300 _a365 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _t-- Introduction
_t-- 1. Small city studies and geographic perspectives
_r/ Benjamin Ofori-Amoah
_t-- part I. Evolution and growth of small cities
_t-- 2. From frontier outpost to northern capital: the growth and functional transformation of Prince George, BC, Canada
_r/ Greg Halseth, Kent Sedgwick, and Benjamin Ofori-Amoah
_t-- 3. Urbanization of the midwestern countryside: the case of Minnesota's small cities
_r/ John S. Adams and Barbara J. VanDrasek
_t-- 4. Demographic changes in America's small cities, 1990-2000
_r/ Christiana K. Brennan and Christopher Hoene
_t-- 5. Population growth, demographic changes, and spatial distribution of small cities in Mexico, 1970-2000
_r/ Jorge González Sánchez and Maria Teresa Gutiérrez de MacGregor
_t-- part II. The internal structure of small cities
_t-- 6. Micropolitan Ohio: a study of internal structure of small cities
_r/ James W. Fonseca
_t-- 7. Globalization, neoliberal policies, and the changing landscapes of small cities: the case of Ciudad Lerdo, Durango, Mexico
_r/ Michael S. Yoder
_t-- 8. The urban corona effect and retail change in small cities: the case of central Iowa
_r/ Thomas L. Bell and Margaret M. Gripshover
_t-- 9. Location dynamics of economic activities in America's small cities: the experience of five Wisconsin cities
_r/ Benjamin Ofori-Amoah
_t-- part III. Planning and managing change in small cities
_t-- 10. Revitalizing small city downtowns: the case of Brandon, Canada
_r/ Doug Ramsey, Derrek Eberts, and John Everitt
_t-- 11. Downtown retailing and revitalization of small cities: lessons from Chillicothe and Mount Vernon, Ohio
_r/ Andreas Otto
_t-- 12. Managing downtown revitalization projects in small cities: lessons from Kentucky's Main Street program
_r/ Christa Smith
_t-- 13. Public transportation in small cities: the case of Marysville and Yuba City, California
_r/ Thomas Irion
_t-- 14. Housing and urban development problems in small cities: the case of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico
_r/ Luís Felipe Cabrales Barajas
_t-- 15. Public policy and development of small cities: the experience of Israel's development towns
_r/ Erez Tzfadia
_t-- Conclusion
_t-- 16. The future of urban geography as if small cities mattered
_r/ Benjamin Ofori-Amoah.
650 0 _aUrban geography.
650 0 _aCities and towns.
700 1 _aOfori-Amoah, Benjamin.
710 2 _9112830
_aUniversity Press of America
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