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

Edgar M. Hoover; Raymond Vernon

Published by Harvard University Press 1959

Anatomy of a Metropolis

The Changing Distribution of People and Jobs within the New York Metropolitan Region

Edgar M. Hoover and Raymond Vernon
In collaboration with: Milton Abelson , Alan K. Campbell , Lionel Lerner , Harvey H. Segal , Peter Stone and Robert J. Wolfson

Volume 1 in the series New York Metropolitan Region Study

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674498617

Overview
Contents

Author / Editor information

Vernon Raymond :

Raymond Vernon was Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus, Harvard University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Charts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvi
Part I
I. Cities and Suburbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Part II. THE JOBS
2. Locational Pressures on Manufacturing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
3. The Special Manufacturing Industries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
4. The White-Collar Corps Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
5. The Pursuit of Consumers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Part III. THE PEOPLE
6. Spacious Living vs. Easy Access Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
7. Who Lives Where and Why Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
8. Spread of the People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Part IV
9. The Jobs, the People, and the Future Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Employment Estimates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
Appendix B. Population Estimates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Appendix C. Factory Construction Costs at Alternative Sites Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
Appendix D. Factors Influencing Variability in Construction Costs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Appendix E. Cost of Constructing a Loft Building Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	276
Appendix F. Computation of Tax Levels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Appendix G. Lists of Special Industries for Three Periods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288
Appendix H. Comparative Cost of Office Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	294
Appendix I. Estimating Equations for Employment in Consumer Trade and Service Lines Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	296
Appendix J. Land-Use Measurements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	298
Appendix K. Journey-to-Work Survey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Appendix L. Calculation of Indices of Occupational Specialization and Work-Residence Separation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Appendix M. Relative Income Levels of Communities by Occupational Type Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329
Maps Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	346

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1959
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 16
- Main content: 345
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 16
- Tables: 66
- Other: 16 charts, 2 maps, 66 tables
Keywords: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Industrial location -- New York Metropolitan Area.; City Planning.; New York Metropolitan Area -- Population.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674498617

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1959
ISBN: 9780674187535