Deciphering the City

ISBN-13: 9781138403673 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

William A. Schwab

Opis

This practical guide explains how to prepare materials that can be utilised either by the teacher or by others without further guidance. Based on theoretical foundations, the systematic approach in this text should help both new and established teachers.

Spis treści

Preface xv -- Chapter 1 Why Study the City? 1 -- Chapter 2 Globalization and Urbanization in the More-Developed World -- Chapter 3 Globalization and Urbanization in the Less-Developed World -- Chapter 4 The City in Everyday Life -- Chapter 5 Community in the Modern World -- Chapter 6 The Community in the Postmodern Era -- Chapter 7 Reading the City -- Chapter 8 Choosing a Place to Live -- Chapter 9 A Home-Buying Primer: When Theory Meets the Road -- Chapter 10 The Suburbanization Process -- Chapter 11 The Segregation and Location of Groups in Cities -- Chapter 12 Urban Problems in the Global Era -- Chapter 13 Urban Planning in the Twenty-First Century -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

O autorze

The University of Arkansas.