Boomburbs: The Rise of America's Accidental Cities

Index

Tables are indicated by “t” and figures by “f” following page numbers. Abbott, Carl, 45 Academic centers as boomburb factor, 23 Advanced Micro Devices, 77 Advance PCS headquarters, 77 Aerotropolis, 84, 90 Affluence: and buildout plans, 153; and community segregation, 18; and cosmoburbs, 66; and education, 69–70; and exclusionary policies, 119–20; and North Las Vegas, 130; and sector hypothesis, 81–82, 163 Affordability: as exclusionary force, 127; of homeownership and renting, 98–99; of housing, 18, 95; housing hardship index, 99–100 African Americans, 55, 56, 57–58 Age of population: age-restricted communities, 105–06; demographic trends, 70–71 Agriculture, 26 AHS. See American Housing Survey Air conditioning as metropolis-shaping influence, 32 Alexandria, Virginia, 13–15, 17 Aliante community, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 104–07, 118 Allen, Texas, 82 Allergan, 85 Allied Waste Industries, 85 American Housing Survey (AHS), 101, 102 “American Memory Historical Collections for the National Digital Library,” 23–24 American Nevada Corporation, 105, 118 Anaheim, California: Asian American population in, 57; business and commerce in, 77; compared to traditional large cities, 7; condominium style homes in, 117; demographic trends in, 62–65; foreign-born population in, 60; Hispanic population of, 56–57; home styles and designs in, 110; lifestyle center in, 16, 38; on Money’s hottest towns list, 17; panoramic map of, 24; as part of Southland region, 166; population growth in, 23; professional sports in, 2; residential towers in, 14 Index 199 Annexation of land: and buildout plans, 145; and Fontana, California, 160–61; and North Las Vegas, 152–53; and Riverside, California, 160 Antelope Valley, California, 169 Apache Junction, Arizona, 167, 170 Apple Inc., 78 Apportionment of legislative seats, 72 Argonne National Lab, 67, 68 Arizona: eminent domain legislation in, 142; and homeowners associations, 133–34; master-planned communities in, 19; and national politics, 72; Sunbelt area, evolution of, 26. See also specific cities Arizona State University, 77 Arlington, Texas: African American population in, 59; building permit data for, 96; business and commerce in, 77–78; compared to traditional large cities, 7; and future trends, 171; growth of, 35, 39–40; growth of (1950–70), 36; growth of (1970–2000), 39; highway system in, 81; housing affordability in, 99; as part of Metroplex region, 83, 168; politics and policy in, 123; population growth in, 23 Arlington County, Virginia, 13–15, 154–57 Arvada, California, 44 Asian Americans: and cosmoburbs, 66, 67–68; demographic trends, 55, 56, 57 Atlanta, Georgia, 9, 82, 140–41, 163 Atomic Energy Commission, 67 Attached housing, 116–18 Aurora, Colorado, 7, 34, 39–40, 59 Aurora, Illinois, 44 Austin, Texas, 150 Avondale, Arizona, 170 Baby boomburbs. See Boomburbs and baby boomburbs Beaverton, Oregon: business and commerce in, 77, 78; office space development in, 84–85 Bellevue, Washington: Asian American population in, 57; business and commerce in, 76, 78; downtown area of, 15; employment in, 79; office space development in, 84–85; transportation and commuting in, 71 Bergen County, New Jersey, 124–25, 127, 128 Berman, Steven, 132–33, 139, 150–51 Black population. See African Americans Black’s Guide, 85, 87 BLM (Bureau of Land Management), 152 Bob Hope Burbank Airport, 166 Boeing Corp., 76 Boomburbs and baby boomburbs, 2–4; attractiveness of, 16–17; boomers vs. decliners, 4–5; characterization of phenomenon of, 11–13; components of, 9, 10–11; defined, 6, 7–8, 12; findings on, 18–19; functions of, 12; future trends in, 19, 162–74; growth and decline factors, 22–23, 27–28, 43–45, 53–54; growth of (1930–50), 33–35, 34t; growth of (1950–70), 37–38, 37t; growth of (1970–2000), 38–40, 40t; list of, 6t, 8t; locations of, 8–10, 43, 83; look and feel of, 13–16; origin of concept, 4–5; as post–WWII metropolitan form, 10, 83; reasons for study of, 19–21; urban qualities of, 11, 13–15, 16–17 Boulder, Colorado, 23 Broadcom, 85 Brooklyn, New York, 61 Buckeye, Arizona, 167, 170 Building permit data, 96–97 Buildout, 144–61, 148–49t; and cosmoburbs, 68; density issues, 144–45, 150–53; plans for, 145–50; politics of, 157–61; and 200 INDEX redevelopment, 146; and transitoriented development, 154–57 Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 152 Burgess, Ernest, 11 Burkholder, Steve, 156 Bush, George W., 72 Business and commerce, 75–93; employment and job availability, 69, 77, 78–79; and exurbs, 92–93; geography...