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Urban Issues
Selections from CQ Researcher
Eighth Edition
November 2016 | 328 pages | CQ Press
What are the driving forces behind Smart Cities? What are the ramifications of increasing the minimum wage? What are the causes of aging infrastructure and how should they be addressed?
These are just some of the provocative questions that are considered in the new edition of Urban Issues. For current coverage of urban politics, readers will appreciate the balanced and unbiased reporting of CQ Researcher. Urban Issues provides a window into how policy is created and implemented in America’s cities and is sure to spark classroom discussions. Each chapter examines the key players, stakes, background, and lessons for the future, while covering the range of facts, analyses, and opinions surrounding each issue.
These are just some of the provocative questions that are considered in the new edition of Urban Issues. For current coverage of urban politics, readers will appreciate the balanced and unbiased reporting of CQ Researcher. Urban Issues provides a window into how policy is created and implemented in America’s cities and is sure to spark classroom discussions. Each chapter examines the key players, stakes, background, and lessons for the future, while covering the range of facts, analyses, and opinions surrounding each issue.
ANNOTATED CONTENTS
PREFACE
CONTRIBUTORS
EDUCATION
1. Dropout Rate
2. Race and Education
LAND USE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
3. Coastal Development
4. Air Pollution and Climate Change
LAW ENFORCEMENT
5. Police Tactics
6. Racial Profiling
7. Fighting Gangs
RACE, CLASS, AND ETHNICITY
8. Racial Conflict
9. Housing the Homeless
10. Wealth and Inequality
11. Housing Discrimination
12. Fighting Urban Poverty
