The sociology of urban regions

The sociology of urban regions

, territoire, société urbaine, sociologie urbaine, aménagement urbain, community, communauté, écologie urbaine, culture urbaine, démographie, Boskoff Alvin

Extract from the Preface : An understanding of modern man's increasingly typical habitat - the city and the urban region - is a practical necessity for almost everyone... In this work, I have tried to present an organized review and interpretation of the sociologist's work on the nature of contemporary urban regions as clusters of areas that seem to form a new kind of community. Specifically, considerable attention has been given to : (1) the unique features of urban communities; (2) the historical background of modern urbanism; (3) the continuous changes and adjustments in values and organization that accompany urban development; and (4) the rise of urban planning as an attempt to preserve the essence of urban life under conditions of rapid social and cultural change. Where possible, examples have been drawn from urban regions in various parts of the world; however, the primary focus is on the United States and modern European settings. Contents : Part I - Orientation to human communities : 1. The sociological approach to the community and region 2. The city as an emergent type of community 3. The problem of classifying urban regions Part II - The interplay of demographic, ecological, and cultural themes : 4. The people of urban regions : Basic population characteristics and trends 5. Ecological organization : Understanding the socio-geographic differentiation of urban communities 6. The dynamics of urban ecological patterns 7. Emergence and structure of the urban region : Suburb, satellite, and fringe Part III - Social organization and cultural foci of the urban region 8. Primary groups 9. Voluntary groups and formal associations 10. Social class divisions in urban regions 11. Major urban institutions : Economic, political, and religious 12. New institutional forms : Urban education and social welfare 13. Mass communications and urban leisure : A new urban ethic 14. The urban regional system : A changing equilibrium Part IV - Urban planning and social problems : 15. Social problems and the urban region 16. Planning as an urban institution 17. Corrective planning 18. Creative planning : An application of urban sociology Alvin Boskoff is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Emory University.

Alvin Boskoff

Appleton-Century-Crofts

1962

370

Ouvrage

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