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Anatomy of a Metropolis : The Changing Distribution of People and Jobs within the New York Metropolitan Region /

Hoover, Edgar M.

Anatomy of a Metropolis : The Changing Distribution of People and Jobs within the New York Metropolitan Region / Edgar M. Hoover, Raymond Vernon. - Reprint 2014 - 1 online resource (345 p.) : 16 charts, 2 maps, 66 tables - New York Metropolitan Region Study ; 1 .

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Charts -- Tables -- Part I -- I. Cities and Suburbs -- Part II. THE JOBS -- 2. Locational Pressures on Manufacturing -- 3. The Special Manufacturing Industries -- 4. The White-Collar Corps -- 5. The Pursuit of Consumers -- Part III. THE PEOPLE -- 6. Spacious Living vs. Easy Access -- 7. Who Lives Where and Why -- 8. Spread of the People -- Part IV -- 9. The Jobs, the People, and the Future -- APPENDICES -- Appendix A. Employment Estimates -- Appendix B. Population Estimates -- Appendix C. Factory Construction Costs at Alternative Sites -- Appendix D. Factors Influencing Variability in Construction Costs -- Appendix E. Cost of Constructing a Loft Building -- Appendix F. Computation of Tax Levels -- Appendix G. Lists of Special Industries for Three Periods -- Appendix H. Comparative Cost of Office Space -- Appendix I. Estimating Equations for Employment in Consumer Trade and Service Lines -- Appendix J. Land-Use Measurements -- Appendix K. Journey-to-Work Survey -- Appendix L. Calculation of Indices of Occupational Specialization and Work-Residence Separation -- Appendix M. Relative Income Levels of Communities by Occupational Type -- NOTES -- Index -- Maps

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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780674187535 9780674498617

10.4159/harvard.9780674498617 doi


Industrial location.
Population.
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Urbanisatie.
Wirtschaft.
City Planning.
Industrial location -- New York Metropolitan Area.
New York Metropolitan Area -- Population.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.

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