Anatomy of a Metropolis : : The Changing Distribution of People and Jobs within the New York Metropolitan Region / / Edgar M. Hoover, Raymond Vernon.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: American History eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Hoover, Edgar M.,; Vernon, Raymond,
• TeilnehmendeR: Abelson, Milton.; Campbell, Alan K.; Lerner, Lionel.; Segal, Harvey H.; Stone, Peter.; Wolfson, Robert J.
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1959
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Series: New York Metropolitan Region Study ; 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (345 p.) :; 16 charts, 2 maps, 66 tables

Table of Contents

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