TY - BOOK AU - Berube,Alan (ed) AU - Katz, Bruce (ed) AU - Lang, Robert E (ed) TI - Redefining urban and suburban America: evidence from census 2000 SN - 0815708831 U1 - 307.7640973 PY - 2006/// CY - Washington PB - Brookings Institution Press KW - City and town life KW - United States KW - Metropolitan areas KW - Sociology, Urban KW - Suburbs KW - Population N1 - This third volume in the series describes a new the changing shape of metropolitan America and the consequences for policies in areas such as employment, public services, and urban revitalization. As decentralization of population and economic activity continued in most metropolitan areas, once-suburban areas have transformed into new engines of metropolitan growth, or boomburbs. At the same time, some traditional central cities have enjoyed a population renaissance, thanks to the appeal of living downtown, often close to workplaces and entertainment. The book's contributors probe the rise of these new growth centers and their impact on the metropolitan landscape ER -