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