Volume 1 Issue 4

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The American Metropolis at Century's End: Past and Future Influences
Urban experts identify the top ten influences shaping American cities in the past 50 years, and predict the top ten influences for the next 50 years.

Perspectives
Stacey Davis Steed on "Building American Communities for the Next Century."

Immigration: Fundamental Force in the American City
Dowell Myers provides another perspective on forces that have shaped American cities, arguing that the effect of immigration was overlooked by the urban experts who selected the top influences (cover story).

Insight
On cities and civilization.

Editor's Note
James H. Carr on "Learning from the Past to Shape a Better Future for American Cities."

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Editorial Information

Editor: James H. Carr
Managing Editor: Carol A. Bell

ISSN 1525-2833

Housing Facts & Findings is published by the Fannie Mae Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the views of the editors, Fannie Mae Foundation, or its officers and directors.