Cities In The Third Wave / Edition 2

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Overview

This fully updated edition surveys the remarkable transformation that is taking place in urban America. Arguing that technology has both created and recast cities throughout history, Leonard Ruchelman explores how cities are being affected by new technology and how they will evolve in the future. Countries such as the United States and Japan have passed through the preindustrial and industrial stages of urban development and have now entered the stage of postindustrialism-what the Tofflers called the "third wave." Considering key questions, Ruchelman asks: How do the computer and communications technologies, which are fuelling an information economy, affect cities and suburbs? How do urban places adapt to changing conditions brought about by deindustrialization and the globalization of business enterprise? What kinds of strategies do they devise to attract and retain investment and jobs? Why do some cities appear to prosper in the new postindustrial era while others become victims? Helping students understand what it will take for their cities, and other cities around the world, to survive and even thrive in this fast-moving environment, this book will be a valuable supplement for a range of courses in urban studies.

About the Author:
Leonard I. Ruchelman is Eminent Professor of Urban Studies and Public Administration at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780742539099
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
  • Publication date: 12/28/2006
  • Edition description: 2ND
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 178
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

Leonard I. Ruchelman is Eminent Professor of Urban Studies and Public Administration at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Table of Contents


List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes     ix
Preface     xiii
Technology and Urban Development     1
Theoretical Perspectives on the Role of Technology     2
The Role of Societal Factors     11
The Structure of the Book     14
The Transformation of Urban America     17
The Preindustrial City, 1760-1820     18
The Early Industrial City, 1820-1870     20
The Industrial City Comes of Age, 1870-1920     23
The Mass-Production Metropolis, 1920-1970     27
The Postindustrial Metropolis, 1970-Present     32
Summary and Conclusions     47
Third Wave Technologies and Spatial Restructuring     53
Telecommunications Systems     53
Wireless Communications     57
The Internet and the Worldwide Information Explosion     59
Electronic Applications     62
The Technological Reshaping of Work     70
Information Technology and the Emergence of New Spatial Patterns     74
Summary and Conclusions     79
Types of Cities     83
Headquarters Cities     85
Innovation Centers     94
Old Industrial Cities     98
Border Cities     103
Retirement Sites     106
Leisure-Tourism Playgrounds     110
Edge Cities     117
Summary and Conclusions     120
Conclusions: Cities in the Third Wave     125
The Role of Growth Coalitions in Cities     127
"Citistates" in the Global Economy     128
Cities in Pursuit of Niche Markets     130
Cities as Entertainment Centers     133
Is Third Wave Urban Development Sustainable?     134
Bibliography     151
Index     159
About the Author     163
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