Regional and Metropolitan Growth and Decline in the US (Russell Sage Foundation Census Series)

During the 1970s, several striking population shifts attracted widespread attention and colorful journalistic labels. Urban gentrification, the rural renaissance, the rise of the Sunbelt―these phenomena signaled major reversals in long-term patterns of population distribution. In Regional and Metropolitan Growth and Decline in the United States, authors Frey and Speare place such reversals in context by examining a rich array of census data. This comprehensive study describes new population distribution patterns, explores their consequences, and evaluates competing explanations of current trends. The authors also provide an in-depth look at the changing race, status, and household demographics of the nation's largest cities and discuss the broad societal forces precipitating such changes. Frey and Speare conclude that the 1970s represented a "transition decade" in the history of population distribution and that patterns now emerging do not suggest a return to the past. With impressive scope and detail, this volume offers an unmatched picture of regional growth and decline across the United States. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series. Cover Title page, Copyright Foreword Acknowledgments Contents List of Tables List of Appendix Tables List of Figures Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Metropolitan Areas as Units of Analysis Chapter 3. Components of Metropolitan Growth and Decline Chapter 4. Determinants of Metropolitan Growth Chapter 5. Consequences of Growth and Decline Chapter 6. Growth of the Black Population in Metropolitan Areas Chapter 7. City-Suburb Redistribution Within Large Metropolitan Areas Chapter 8. Race Dimensions of City-Suburb Redistribution Chapter 9. Status Dimensions of City-Suburb Redistribution Chapter 10. Household and Family Dimensions of City-Suburb Redistribution Chapter 11. Workplace and Residence Dimensions of City-Suburb Redistribution Chapter 12. Conclusion Appendix A: Metropolitan Growth Using the Metropolitan Statistical Areas Defined in 1983 Appendix B: Supplemental Tables on Consquences of Growth by Region and Size of Metropolitan Area Appendix C: Supplemental Tables on Aspects of the Black Population by Region and Size of Metropolitan Area Appendix D: Population Growth and Net Migration, 1970-1984, for 1980 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas and New England County Metropolitan Areas Appendix E: Supplementary Tables on City-Suburb Redistribution Appendix F: Bibliographic References for Metropolitan Area and Central City Definitions, and Data Sources Used in This Volume Bibliography Name Index Subject Index Metropolitan Areas As Units Of Analysis -- Components Of Metropolitan Growth And Decline -- Determinants Of Metropolitan Growth -- Consequences Of Growth And Decline -- Growth Of The Black Population In Metropolitan Areas -- City-suburb Redistribution Within Large Metropolitan Areas -- Race Dimensions Of City-suburb Redistribution -- Status Dimensions Of City-suburb Redistribution -- Household And Family Dimensions Of City-suburb Redistribution -- Workplace And Residence Dimensions Of City-suburb Redistribution. William H. Frey And Alden Speare, Jr. For The National Committee For Research On The 1980 Census. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 559-564.