TY  - BOOK
AU  - Palen, J. John
TI  - Urban world
SN  - 1594513384
U1  - 307.760973 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boulder
PB  - Paradigm Pubs.
KW  - Marketing--Planning
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Cities and towns--United States
KW  - Urbanization--Developing countries
N1  - CONTENTS Part 1 : Focus and Development 1. The Urban World  2 2. The Emergence of Cities  19 Part 2 : American Urbanization 3. The Rise of Urban America  50 4. Ecology and Political Economy Perspectives  72 5. Metro and Edge City Growth  90 6. The Suburban Era  114 Part 3 : Metropolitan Life 7. Urban Lifestyles  148 8. The Social Environment of Metro Areas : Strangers, Crowding, Homelessness, and Crime  167 9. Diversity : Women, Ethnics, and African Americans  188 10. Diversity : Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans  210 Part 4 : Metro Issues, Housing, Sprawl, and Planning 11. Cities and Change  230 12. Housing Policies, Sprawl, and Smart Growth  247 13. Planning, New Towns, and New Urbanism  266 Part 5 : World Urbanization 14. Developing Countries  294 15. Asian Urban Patterns  309 16. African and Latin American Urbanization  330 17. Conclusion : Towards the Urban Future  353 Name Index  373 Subject Index  379 About the Author  393
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