Cities and Urban Life

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Special Features
Preface
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PART I: UNDERSTANDING THE CITY: ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
	Chapter 1 Exploring the City
		Why Study the City?
		Deciding What Is “Urban”
		The Urban Transformation
		The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
		The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
		The City in Global Perspective
		The Quality of City Life
		Key Terms
		Internet Activity
	Chapter 2 The Origins and Development of the World’s Cities
		Urban Origins
		The First Urban Revolution: City-States and Urban Empires
		The Second Urban Revolution: The Rise of Modern Cities
		Case Study: London—The History of a World City
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
	Chapter 3 The Development of North American Cities
		The Colonial Era: 1600–1800
		Growth and Expansion: 1800–1870
		The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870–1950
		The North American City: 1950 to the Present
		The Evolution of Megaregions
		The Postindustrial City
		Case Study: New York—The “Big Apple”
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
	Chapter 4 Today’s Cities and Suburbs
		Urban and Suburban Sprawl
		Smart Growth
		Exurbs
		The New Cities
		Gated Communities
		Common-Interest Developments
		Case Study: Portland, Oregon
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
PART II: DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES
	Chapter 5 Urban Sociology: Classic and Modern Statements
		The European Tradition: 1846–1921
		Urban Sociology in North America: 1915–1970
		Classic Theories and Modern Research: Myths and Realities
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
	Chapter 6 Spatial Perspectives: Making Sense of Space
		Urban Geography
		The Shape of the City
		Urban Ecology
		Social Area Analysis and Mapping
		The Los Angeles School: Postmodernism
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
	Chapter 7 Critical Urban Sociology: The City and Capitalism
		Urban Economics: The Traditional Perspective
		Urban Political Economy
		The Global Economy
		Urban Political Economy: Four Principles
		The Urbanization of Poverty
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
	Chapter 8 Social Psychology: The Urban Experience
		The Physical Environment
		The Social Environment: Gesellschaft
		The Social Environment: Gemeinschaft
		The Texture of the City
		Humanizing the City
		Social Movements and City Life
		Suburban Life
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
	Chapter 9 Comparative Urbanism: The City and Culture
		The City and the Countryside
		The City and Civilization
		The City and Societal Culture
		Case Study: Ming Peking
		Case Study: Hellenic Athens
		Ming Peking and Athens: A Comparison
		The Culture of Capitalism and the City
		Case Study: Communist–Capitalist Beijing
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
PART III: THE STRUCTURE OF THE CITY
	Chapter 10 Stratification and Social Class: Urban and Suburban Lifestyles
		Social Stratification
		Urban Social Class Diversity
		Suburban Social Class Diversity
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
	Chapter 11 Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Urban Diversity
		Cities and Immigrants
		Racial and Ethnic Minorities
		Women and Urban Life
		Case Study: Chicago, “City of the Big Shoulders”
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
	Chapter 12 Housing, Education, Crime: Confronting Urban Problems
		Housing: A Place to Live
		Education: The Urban Challenge
		Crime: Perception and Reality
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
PART IV: GLOBAL URBAN DEVELOPMENTS
	Chapter 13 Cities in the Developing World
		Latin American Cities
		African Cities
		Middle Eastern Cities
		Asian Cities
		Common Legacies
		Common Problems
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
	Chapter 14 Planning the Urban Environment
		Visions
		City Planning in World History
		The New Towns Movement
		Architectural Visions
		More Focused Urban Planning
		The Realities of Urban Planning
		Case Study: Toronto, Ontario
		Summary
		Conclusion
		Key Terms
		Internet Activities
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