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American cities are shifting collections of individual neghborhoods. Thousands of residents move every year within and among neighborhoods, their flows across a city can radically and quickly alter the character of its neighborhoods. What is behind all this ferment-the decline of one area, the revitalization of another? Can the process be made more rational? Can city neighborhoods be stabilized--and older cities thus preserved? This book argue...

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Explaining that the current financial crisis began with an unprecedented flow of financial capital into commercial and housing markets, this study by a real estate insider describes the impact of the downturn and assesses the future for real estate markets. Topics of discussion include the credit crunch, problems with the flow of capital, the outlook for commercial property markets, and advice to individual investors for buying and selling whi...

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Coping with peak-hour traffic congestion. 'Timely, factual, decision and policy focused... as always, Anthony Downs guides us to a future with more liveable communities and healthier environments.'--Marcy Kaptur, U.S. House of Representatives.

In this timely book, Anthony Downs presents shrewd, economically sound alternative strategies to guide the development of America's metropolitan areas without increasing traffic congestion and air pollution, endlessly raising taxes, or sacrificing the availability of affordable housing.

This book explores the relationship between growth management and smart growth and affordable housing in depth. It draws from material presented at a symposium on these subjects held at the Brookings Institution in May 2003, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Association of Realtors, and the Fannie Mae Foundation.

American cities are shifting collections of individual neghbourhoods. Thousands of residents move every year within and among neighbourhoods, their flows across a city can radically alter the character of its neighbourhoods. This book argues that such flows of residents are not random. Rather, they are closely linked to overall migration into or out of each metropolitan area and to the way US cities develop.

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Seeks to explore why traffic congestion has arisen in our society, why it is getting more intensive, and why it cannot be eliminated entirely. Contains chapters on the fundamental causes of congestion, and argues that many traffic problems are rooted in a lack of regional cooperation among localities.

An unprecedented flow of financial capital into the commercial and housing markets has revolutionized real estate both in the United States and globally. Learn how and why this happened and what the long-term effects will be. Topics include: sources of capital, the impacts on housing markets, affordable housing, and commercial property markets, changes that could affect the flow of capital, and a prediction for the future.

Advocates of growth management and smart growth often propose policies that raise housing prices, thereby making housing less affordable to many households trying to buy or rent homes. Such policies include urban growth boundaries, zoning restrictions on multi-family housing, utility district lines, building permit caps, and even construction moratoria. Does this mean there is an inherent conflict between growth management and smart growth on ...

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