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Preface to the Fourth Edition | p. xiii |
The New Urban Sociology | p. 1 |
Urban Regions | p. 1 |
Defining the Metropolitan Region | p. 6 |
Megacities Around the World | p. 9 |
A New Approach to Urban Sociology | p. 13 |
Global Capitalism and the Metropolis | p. 13 |
Supply-Side Factors in Urban Development | p. 15 |
The Importance of Culture in Metropolitan Life | p. 17 |
The Sociospatial Approach | p. 19 |
Key Concepts | p. 21 |
Discussion Questions | p. 21 |
The Origins of Urban Life | p. 23 |
Ancient Urbanization | p. 28 |
Classical Cities | p. 30 |
Urbanization After AD 1000 | p. 33 |
The Medieval Order and the Renaissance City | p. 38 |
Capitalism and the Rise of the Industrial City | p. 41 |
Key Concepts | p. 47 |
Important Names | p. 47 |
Discussion Questions | p. 48 |
The Rise of Urban Sociology | p. 49 |
Georg Simmel on the City | p. 52 |
Louis Wirth Urbanism as a Way of Life | p. 55 |
The Chicago School of Urban Sociology | p. 58 |
From Human Ecology to Urban Ecology | p. 69 |
Conclusion | p. 72 |
Key Concepts | p. 73 |
Important Names | p. 73 |
Discussion Questions | p. 74 |
Contemporary Urban Sociology | p. 75 |
Political Economy and the City: Classic Approaches | p. 76 |
The Revival of Urban Political Economy | p. 80 |
Class Conflict Theories: Gordon, Storper, and Walker | p. 82 |
Capital Accumulation Theory | p. 84 |
Approaches by Urban Sociologists: The Growth Machine vs. the Sociospatial Perspective | p. 86 |
Real Estate and Government Intervention | p. 89 |
Semiotics and Urban Culture | p. 93 |
The Global Economy | p. 95 |
Summary: The Sociospatial Perspective | p. 97 |
Key Concepts | p. 98 |
Discussion Questions | p. 98 |
Urbanization in the United States | p. 99 |
The Stages of Urban Growth | p. 99 |
The Colonial Period: 1630 to 1812 | p. 101 |
The Era of Industrial Expansion: 1812 to 1920 | p. 105 |
The Rise of the Metropolis: 1920 to 1960 | p. 114 |
Key Concepts | p. 122 |
Discussion Questions | p. 122 |
Suburbanization, Globalization, and the Emergence of the Multicentered Region | p. 123 |
Deindustrialization and Globalization: Processes That Have Changed Both Cities and Suburbs Since the 1960s | p. 130 |
Globalization and Uneven Development | p. 131 |
How Deindustrialization and Globalization Affected Suburbs | p. 133 |
Beyond Suburbia: The Emergence of the Multinucleated Region | p. 138 |
Recent Trends in Metropolitan Regions | p. 141 |
The Shift to the Sun Belt | p. 144 |
Key Concepts | p. 153 |
Discussion Questions | p. 154 |
People and Lifestyles in the Metropolis: Urban and Suburban Culture | p. 155 |
Class Differences and Spatial Location | p. 156 |
Women, Gender Roles, and Space | p. 165 |
The City as a Special Place: Nightlife, Urban Culture, and Regeneration of Downtowns | p. 171 |
Urban Culture and City Revitalization | p. 172 |
Ethnicity and Immigration | p. 176 |
Conclusion: Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Across the Metropolis | p. 182 |
Key Concepts | p. 183 |
Discussion Questions | p. 184 |
Minority Settlement Patterns, Neighborhoods, and Communities in the Multicentered Metro Region | p. 185 |
Voluntary and Involuntary Movements of Minorities | p. 185 |
Neighborhoods and Community | p. 194 |
The Difference Between Neighborhood and Community | p. 200 |
New Forms of Community | p. 202 |
Social Networks as Communities Without Proximity | p. 205 |
Summary | p. 206 |
Key Concepts | p. 207 |
Discussion Questions | p. 207 |
Metropolitan Problems: Racism, Poverty, Crime, Housing, and Fiscal Crisis | p. 209 |
The Sociospatial Approach to Social Problems | p. 210 |
Racism and Poverty | p. 211 |
Increasing Income Inequality, Unemployment, and Poverty | p. 221 |
The Housing Crisis and Society's Failure to Provide Adequate Affordable Housing | p. 222 |
Homelessness | p. 227 |
Crime | p. 229 |
The Fiscal Crisis and Public Service Problems | p. 239 |
Summary | p. 241 |
Key Concepts | p. 242 |
Discussion Questions | p. 243 |
Urbanization in the Developed Nations | p. 245 |
Western Europe | p. 248 |
Eastern Europe | p. 265 |
Japan | p. 271 |
Summary | p. 276 |
Key Concepts | p. 278 |
Discussion Questions | p. 278 |
Globalization and Urbanization in the Developing World | p. 279 |
Changing Perspectives on Urbanization | p. 283 |
The Demographic Transition | p. 287 |
Primate City Development Patterns | p. 289 |
Shantytown Development | p. 290 |
The Informal Economy and Coping Strategies | p. 294 |
Urban Social Movements and Politics | p. 295 |
Patterns of Urbanization | p. 297 |
Summary | p. 317 |
Key Concepts | p. 318 |
Discussion Questions | p. 318 |
Metropolitan Planning and Environmental Issues | p. 321 |
Sprawl | p. 323 |
A Short History of Metropolitan Planning | p. 326 |
The Sociology of Land-Use Planning | p. 329 |
Utopian Schemes: Howard, Le Corbusier, and Wright | p. 332 |
Planning Critics: Jacobs and Krier | p. 336 |
Other Trends in Planning Today | p. 338 |
Summary of Planning Issues | p. 340 |
Environmental Issues | p. 341 |
Key Concepts | p. 348 |
Important Names | p. 348 |
Discussion Questions | p. 348 |
Metropolitan Social Policy | p. 349 |
The Tragedy of the Commons | p. 350 |
Uneven Development and Policy: Redistributive Programs | p. 352 |
Urban and Metropolitan Policy | p. 355 |
Privatism and Issues of Social Justice | p. 363 |
Urban Policy: The Political Debate | p. 367 |
Regional Governance | p. 369 |
Key Concepts | p. 372 |
Discussion Questions | p. 372 |
The Future of Urban Sociology | p. 375 |
Understanding Our New Urban World | p. 376 |
Urban Structure and Urban Culture | p. 388 |
The Future of the City | p. 390 |
The Future of the Urban Inquiry | p. 393 |
Key Concepts | p. 395 |
Important Names | p. 395 |
Discussion Questions | p. 395 |
Bibliography | p. 397 |
Index | p. 425 |
About the Authors | p. 435 |
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