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Suburbia appeared after World War II, a first for the 20th century and beguiling as a fairy tale. Even the air seemed more modern, more precious. From across the nation the elite came to set down roots and open businesses, I call all the counties manifesting this unique settlement pattern a region of opportunity.<\/p>\n
Every new region of opportunity comprises a unique stew of architecture, neighborhoods, culture, politics and ambiance. But what determines its distinctive character? What prompts the rise of a successor, and must every rise be followed by a fall? Until my Regions of Opportunity (Random House, 1986) was published, these questions delineated a dark continent, relatively unexplored, widely misunderstood.<\/p>\n
96 pages of maps show the migration history of every county in the contiguous United States. Comparative growth rates are given for four periods, 1930-50, 1950-70, 1970-90 and 1990-2004. In addition, the author identifies counties as either probable suburbia, penturbia or neither.<\/p>\n
Counties of the fifth region of opportunity I call penturbia. Expect penturban counties to grow vigorously in the decades ahead. For planners, investors and householders, 96 pages of innovative maps (see Appendix, pp 190-289) show declining suburbia, rising penturbia and the unaffected remainder. For 3,107 counties, they compress data on four periods of changing percentage shares of national population: 1930-1950, 1950-1970, 1970-1990 and 1990-2004. The maps also indicate my predictions of likely growth or decline.<\/p>\n
-Jack Lessinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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