This paper provides an account of recent urban change and policy initiatives in the US. The paper describes how processes of global change have impacted upon economic activity and social life in the US, leading to the decline and isolation of inner-city areas. The urban, housing and community...

The housing consumption of renters in small cities is examined using a constant elasticity model estimated from cross-sectional data for a sample of 500 households. Permanent income is estimated using a cohort averaging technique which adjusts for differential expectations of future incomes. The...