Between Bohemia and Suburbia Between Bohemia and Suburbia
Questioning Cities

Between Bohemia and Suburbia

Boburbia in the USA

    • 499,00 kr
    • 499,00 kr

Utgivarens beskrivning

This book identifies a distinctive kind of urban neighborhood that is on the rise throughout the USA, the dense, walkable, mixed-use bourgeois-bohemian suburb or the "boburb."

It looks at case studies of areas to live in Louisville, Kentucky. Based on scores of interviews with college graduates, backed by survey data and Census figures, it provides a clear, historical account of how these spaces arose. Chapters depict, analyze, and compare the Highlands neighborhood with other Louisville boburbs, contrasting them with the ephemeral bohemian quarters and the many suburban subdivisions. The Highlands are also compared with five other boburbs around the USA. Attention is given to the influence of transportation systems in shaping residential, community, and commercial spaces. Deeper cultural reasons for choosing the boburbs or the suburbs are also explored, including the political "big sort" between liberal and conservative places, and Bourdieu’s account of how the distinction between economic and cultural capital shapes how people choose to live where they live.

This book will appeal to those interested in the evolution and distinctions among urban neighborhoods. It is ideal for academics and students within urban geography, urban gentrification, cities, and population.

GENRE
Vetenskap och natur
UTGIVEN
2019
16 april
SPRÅK
EN
Engelska
LÄNGD
164
Sidor
UTGIVARE
Taylor & Francis
STORLEK
2,6
MB

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