Urban World

Name: Urban World
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ISBN: 9781594513381

ISBN-10: 1594513384

ISBN-13: 9781594513381

Edition: 8th 2008

Authors: J. John Palen

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Long the leading text in urban sociology, The Urban World continues to provide a comprehensive, balanced, up-to-date, cross-cultural look at cities and suburbs around the world. Offering a 21st century view of the changing urban scene, the text covers evolving urban patterns and the changing nature of urban life. Combining expert scholarship with a readable style that students appreciate, J. John Palen is one of America's leading urban sociologists, who travels the world and adds new insights gleaned firsthand to each succeeding edition of his text.

Book details

List price: $99.95
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Publication date: 1/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

J. John Palen is Professor Emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author of over a dozen books and has received the Virginia Commonwealth University Distinguished Scholar Award. He is a Distinguished Fulbright Chair and has held the Fulbright Chair in North American Studies at the University of Calgary.




Focus and Development



The Urban World



The Emergence of Cities



American Urbanization



The Rise of Urban America



Ecology and Political Economy Perspectives



Metro and Edge City Growth



The Suburban Era



Metropolitan Life



Urban Lifestyles



The Social Environment of Metro Areas: Strangers, Crowding, Homelessness, and Crime



Diversity: Women, Ethnics, and African Americans



Diversity: Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans



Metro Issues, Housing, Sprawl, and Planning



Cities and Change



Housing Policies, Sprawl, and Smart Growth



Planning, New Towns, and New Urbanism



Worldwide Urbanization



Developing Countries



Asian Urban Patterns



African and Latin American Urbanization



Conclusion: Toward the Urban Future


Name Index


Subject Index


About the Author