Title: Urbanization and the Development of Cities | Boundless Sociology
Headings: Urbanization and the Development of Cities
Urbanization and the Development of Cities
The Earliest Cities
Key Points
Key Terms
The Formation of Cities
Preindustrial Cities
Key Points
Key Terms
Cities as Political Centers
Trade Routes
Industrial Cities
Key Points
Key Terms
The Structure of Cities
Key Points
Key Terms
Urban Structure Models
Grid
Concentric Ring Model
Sectoral
Multiple Nuclei
Irregular Pattern
Alternate Uses of “Urban Structure”
The Process of Urbanization
Key Points
Key Terms
Urbanization and rural flight
Economic and Environmental Effects of Urbanization
Suburbanization and Counterurbanization
U.S. Urban Patterns
Key Points
Key Terms
The Rural Rebound
Key Points
Key Terms
Suburbanization
White Flight
Models of Urban Growth
Key Points
Key Terms
Growth Machine Theory
Urban Sprawl
Urban Decay
BROKEN WINDOWS
RESPONSES TO DECAY

Content: Quickly expanding industrial cities could be quite deadly, full of contaminated water and air, and communicable diseases. industrial era: During the industrial era, cities grew rapidly and became centers of population and production. Slum in Glasgow, 1871: An example of slum life in an industrial city. During the industrial era, cities grew rapidly and became centers of population and production. The growth of modern industry from the late 18 th century onward led to massive urbanization and the rise of new, great cities, first in Europe, and then in other regions, as new opportunities brought huge numbers of migrants from rural communities into urban areas. In 1800, only 3% of the world’s population lived in cities. Since the industrial era, that figure, as of the beginning of the 21 st century, has risen to nearly 50%. The United States provides a good example of how this process unfolded;