Cities and Society

ISBN: 9781405102322 出版年：2008 页码：354 Nancy Kleniewski Wiley

Preface.Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Urban Sociology.Part I: Recent Theoretical Perspectives on Cities and Society.1 The City as a Growth Machine: Toward a Political Economy of Place.Harvey Molotch.2 Urban Restructuring: A Critical View.John Logan and Todd Swanstrom.3 Space and Status.Daphne Spain.4 Los Angeles and the Chicago School: Invitation to a Debate.Michael Dear.5 Modernity, Post-modernity, and Urban Culture.Mike Savage and Alan Warde.Part II: Globalization and Its Impact on Cities.6 Overview of Global Cities.Saskia Sassen.7 Rural-Urban Interface and Migration.Alan Gilbert and Josef Gugler.8 Community, Ethnicity, and Urban Sociology.Jan Lin.9 The New Urban Reality.Roger Waldinger.10 The Return of the Sweatshop.Edna Bonacich and Richard Appelbaum.Part III: The Changing Urban Economy.11 Understanding Homelessness: From Global to Local.Jennifer Wolch and Michael Dear.12 Markets, Decision-Makers, and the Real Estate Cycle.Susan S. Fainstein.13 Gentrification, Cuisine, and the Critical Infrastructure: Power and Centrality Downtown.Sharon Zukin.14 Gazing on History.John Urry.15 Neo-Bohemia: Art and Neighborhood Redevelopment in Chicago.Richard Lloyd.Part IV: Urban Policy Choices.16 Chaos or Community? Directions for Public Policy.Paul Jargowsky.17 The Missing Link.Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton.18 Fortress L. A.Mike Davis.19 Economic Inequality and Public Policy: The Power of Place.Todd Swanstrom, Peter Dreier and John Mollenkopf.20 The Challenge of Urban Sprawl.Thad Williamson, David Imbroscio, and Gar Alperovitz