The Research Triangle (Ebook) von William M. Rohe

The Research Triangle
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From Tobacco Road to Global Prominence
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ISBN-13:
9780812207514
Veröffentl:
2012
Einband:
Ebook
Seiten:
312
Autor:
William M. Rohe
eBook Format:
EPUB
eBook-Typ:
Reflowable EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Kurzbeschreibung

Over the past three decades, the economy of North Carolina's Research Triangle has been transformed from one dependent on agriculture and textiles to one driven by technology, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. This book describes the history, current challenges, and future prospects of this fascinating metropolitan area.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction

1 Early History
2 The Birth of the Research Triangle Metropolitan Area
3 Population Growth and Its Impact
4 The Evolving Research Triangle Economy
5 Urban Development and Planning
6 Where Are We Headed?

Notes
Index

Beschreibung
Over the past three decades, the economy of North Carolina's Research Triangledefined by the cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hillhas been transformed from one dependent on agriculture and textiles to one driven by knowledge-based jobs in technology, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. Now home to roughly 1.7 million people, the Research Triangle has attracted an influx of new residents from across the country and around the world while continuing to win praise for its high quality of life. At the region's center is the 7,000-acre Research Triangle Park, one of the nation's largest and most prominent research and development campuses. Founded in 1959 through a partnership of local governments, universities, and business leaders, Research Triangle Park has catalyzed the region's rapid growth and hastened its coalescence into a single metropolitan area.The Research Triangle: From Tobacco Road to Global Prominence describes the history, current challenges, and future prospects of this fascinating metropolitan area. Focusing on the personalities and perspectives of key actors in the development of the region, William M. Rohe traces the emergence of the Research Triangle Park and its role in the region's economic transformation. He also addresses some of the downsides of development, illustrating the strains that explosive population growth has placed on the region's school systems, natural resources, transportation infrastructure, and social cohesion. As Rohe shows, the Research Triangle is not a city in the traditional sense but a sprawling conurbation whose rapid, low-density growth and attendant problems are indicative of metropolitan life in much of America today. Although the Triangle's short-term prospects are bright, Rohe warns that troubling issues loomthe region is expected to add nearly a million residents over the next two decadesand will need to be addressed through improvements in governmental cooperation, regional planning, and civic leadership. Finally, the author outlines key lessons that other metropolitan areas can learn from the Research Triangle's dramatic rise to prominence.

 

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The Research Triangle von William M. Rohe - mit der ISBN: 9780812207514

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography; American History; American Studies; General; Geography; Social Science; Urban Studies, Online-Buchhandlung


 

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