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| Preface to the Fourth Edition | |
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| The New Urban Sociology | |
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| Urban Regions | |
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| Defining the Metropolitan Region | |
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| Megacities Around the World | |
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| A New Approach to Urban Sociology | |
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| Global Capitalism and the Metropolis | |
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| Supply-Side Factors in Urban Development | |
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| The Importance of Culture in Metropolitan Life | |
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| The Sociospatial Approach | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| The Origins of Urban Life | |
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| Ancient Urbanization | |
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| Classical Cities | |
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| Urbanization After AD 1000 | |
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| The Medieval Order and the Renaissance City | |
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| Capitalism and the Rise of the Industrial City | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Important Names | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| The Rise of Urban Sociology | |
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| Georg Simmel on the City | |
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| Louis Wirth Urbanism as a Way of Life | |
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| The Chicago School of Urban Sociology | |
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| From Human Ecology to Urban Ecology | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Important Names | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Contemporary Urban Sociology | |
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| Political Economy and the City: Classic Approaches | |
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| The Revival of Urban Political Economy | |
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| Class Conflict Theories: Gordon, Storper, and Walker | |
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| Capital Accumulation Theory | |
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| Approaches by Urban Sociologists: The Growth Machine vs. the Sociospatial Perspective | |
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| Real Estate and Government Intervention | |
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| Semiotics and Urban Culture | |
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| The Global Economy | |
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| Summary: The Sociospatial Perspective | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Urbanization in the United States | |
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| The Stages of Urban Growth | |
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| The Colonial Period: 1630 to 1812 | |
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| The Era of Industrial Expansion: 1812 to 1920 | |
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| The Rise of the Metropolis: 1920 to 1960 | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Suburbanization, Globalization, and the Emergence of the Multicentered Region | |
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| Deindustrialization and Globalization: Processes That Have Changed Both Cities and Suburbs Since the 1960s | |
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| Globalization and Uneven Development | |
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| How Deindustrialization and Globalization Affected Suburbs | |
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| Beyond Suburbia: The Emergence of the Multinucleated Region | |
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| Recent Trends in Metropolitan Regions | |
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| The Shift to the Sun Belt | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| People and Lifestyles in the Metropolis: Urban and Suburban Culture | |
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| Class Differences and Spatial Location | |
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| Women, Gender Roles, and Space | |
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| The City as a Special Place: Nightlife, Urban Culture, and Regeneration of Downtowns | |
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| Urban Culture and City Revitalization | |
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| Ethnicity and Immigration | |
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| Conclusion: Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Across the Metropolis | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Minority Settlement Patterns, Neighborhoods, and Communities in the Multicentered Metro Region | |
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| Voluntary and Involuntary Movements of Minorities | |
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| Neighborhoods and Community | |
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| The Difference Between Neighborhood and Community | |
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| New Forms of Community | |
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| Social Networks as Communities Without Proximity | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Metropolitan Problems: Racism, Poverty, Crime, Housing, and Fiscal Crisis | |
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| The Sociospatial Approach to Social Problems | |
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| Racism and Poverty | |
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| Increasing Income Inequality, Unemployment, and Poverty | |
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| The Housing Crisis and Society's Failure to Provide Adequate Affordable Housing | |
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| Homelessness | |
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| Crime | |
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| The Fiscal Crisis and Public Service Problems | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Urbanization in the Developed Nations | |
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| Western Europe | |
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| Eastern Europe | |
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| Japan | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Globalization and Urbanization in the Developing World | |
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| Changing Perspectives on Urbanization | |
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| The Demographic Transition | |
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| Primate City Development Patterns | |
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| Shantytown Development | |
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| The Informal Economy and Coping Strategies | |
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| Urban Social Movements and Politics | |
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| Patterns of Urbanization | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Metropolitan Planning and Environmental Issues | |
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| Sprawl | |
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| A Short History of Metropolitan Planning | |
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| The Sociology of Land-Use Planning | |
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| Utopian Schemes: Howard, Le Corbusier, and Wright | |
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| Planning Critics: Jacobs and Krier | |
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| Other Trends in Planning Today | |
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| Summary of Planning Issues | |
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| Environmental Issues | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Important Names | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Metropolitan Social Policy | |
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| The Tragedy of the Commons | |
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| Uneven Development and Policy: Redistributive Programs | |
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| Urban and Metropolitan Policy | |
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| Privatism and Issues of Social Justice | |
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| Urban Policy: The Political Debate | |
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| Regional Governance | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| The Future of Urban Sociology | |
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| Understanding Our New Urban World | |
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| Urban Structure and Urban Culture | |
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| The Future of the City | |
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| The Future of the Urban Inquiry | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Important Names | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |