Beyond Edge Cities

by Richard D. Bingham, William M. Bowen, Yosra Amara

Overview

In his influential 1991 book Edge City, Joel Garreau argued that every American city "is growing in the fashion of Los Angeles, with multiple urban cores". He named these cores "edge cities" because they perform all of the city functions, but rise in places that were farmlands or villages only decades ago, far from the old downtowns. This new book expands and clarifies Garreau's pioneering concept as it develops a comprehensive theory of edge city growth and functions. The contributors draw on their expertise as geographers, political scientists, economics planners, and sociologists to offer a wide range of insights and analyses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134827053
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/13/2013
Series:	Contemporary Urban Affairs
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Yosra Amara, Richard D. Bingham, William M. Bowen

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Chapter One Edge Cities in Context, William M.Bowen, DeborahKimble; Chapter 2 Chapter Two The Ohio Edge Cities Project, Richard D.Bingham, William M.Bowen, DeborahKimble; Chapter 3 Chapter Three Metropolitan Ohio, JaneDockery, JackDustin, GaryGappert, Edward W.Hill, Kent P.Schwirian, Howard A.Stafford, DavidStephens; Chapter 4 Chapter Four Balanced Edge Cities I, CraigCampbell, ThomasMaraffa, JaneDockery, Kent P.Schwirian, Gail GordonSommers; Chapter 5 Chapter Five Balanced Edge Cities II, Lynn W.Bachelor, Howard A.Stafford; Chapter 6 Chapter Six Manufacturing Edge Cities, JackDustin, Yosra A.Amara, JaneDockery, David L.McKee; Chapter 7 Chapter Seven Service Center Edge Cities, JaneDockery, Kent P.Schwirian; Chapter 8 Chapter Eight Information/Producer Services Edge Cities, Howard A.>Stafford, David L.>McKee, Yosra A.>Amara; Chapter 9 Chapter Nine Edge City Development along Interstate Corridors, Gail GordonSommers, Yosra A.Amara, David L.McKee; Chapter 10 Chapter Ten The Retail Edge City, Kent P.>Schwirian; Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven Cities on the Edge, David L.McKee, Yosra A.Amara, Kent P.Schwirian; Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve The Science and Art of Spatial Interaction Analysis of Telephone Call Flows in Ohio Edge Cities, William M.Bowen, Richard D.Bingham; Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen Toward a Theory of Edge City Development and Function, William M.Bowen; ReferencesIndex; Contributors;

Editorial Reviews

Picking up where "Washington Post" writer Joel Garreau's book "Edge City" left off, co-authors analyze the growth and specialized functions (e.g. manufacturing, health services, retailing, business services, and information services) of seven types of edge cities in Ohio. Coverage includes a brief introduction to suburban development; a critique of Garreau's book; a discussion of edge-city look-alikes; and an investigation of the relationships between edge cities and the downtowns they surround. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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