Year
2019
Abstract
For much of the 20th century, the pattern of neighborhood and population change in American metropolitan regions was simple and easy to see: wealth moved outwards towards the suburbs, while poverty grew within the city. In the 21st century, regions are still changing. But the pattern of contemporary change is no longer simple, or easy to see. Growth at the urban periphery continues, but there is growth in the city, too. Poverty persists in the urban core, but poverty has also spread to the suburbs. It is often no longer clear what the primary challenges facing American regions are. In the absence a single, unifying trend, competing narratives about cities have sprung up.
Recommended Citation
Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, Neighborhood Change in 21st Century America (2019).
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