دانلود کتاب Cities and Urban Life

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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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