The Basics for Learners of Urban …

The Basics for Learners of Urban Sociology
Kazushi Tamano (ed.)

186 mm x 130 mm
236 pages
JPY 2,200
ISBN 9784790717386
Pub date: March 2020

How are the world’s cities changing and what challenges do they face as capitalism goes global? The specific history of the world’s cities will be clarified. This text provides a total understanding of urban sociology from its origins to contemporary issues, and from the Chicago School to trends after the New Urban Sociology.

Points of Appeal
Useful for learners of architecture, geography, urban engineering, and urban policy studies

Table of Contents
Introduction: Intent and structure of this text

I.　Reviewing the history of the city
Chapter 1 Historical development of the city
Chapter 2 Historical development of urban sociology

II.　How to understand cities
Chapter 3 What are cities
Chapter 4 The social structure of cities

III.　Exploring urban space
Chapter 5 Drawing urban space
Chapter 6 Theory of urban space

IV.　Exploring urban communities
Chapter 7 Exploring urban communities
Chapter 8 Cities and citizens

V.　Urban politics and power
Chapter 9 Power structure of cities
Chapter 10 Urban growth strategies and new urban politics

VI.　Globalization and cities
Chapter 11 Urbanization and economic growth in developing countries
Chapter 12 Establishment of world cities and widening inequality

VII. Minorities and the city
Chapter 13 The city as seen from the lower strata: Homelessness
Chapter 14 Migration and translocality

Required reading
Person index
Index of matters