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Name: Urbanization
ID: m42936
Language: English (en)
Summary:
  • Describe the process of urbanization in the United States
  • Understand the function of suburbs, exurbs, and concentric zones
  • Discuss urbanization from various sociological perspectives
Subject: Social Sciences
Keywords: Concentric zone model, Exurbs, Gentrification, Human ecology, Megalopolis, Metropolis, Suburbs, Urbanization, Urban sociology, White flight
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Copyright Holders: Rice University (daniel@openstaxcollege.org)
Maintainers: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org), Sociology Cap (dcwill@rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.5 (history)
First publication date: Jan 30, 2012 9:32 am -0600
Last revision to module: Jul 16, 2012 8:56 pm -0500

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Version: 1.5 Jul 16, 2012 8:56 pm -0500 by Sociology Cap
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Version: 1.4 Jul 16, 2012 2:26 pm -0500 by Sociology Cap
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Version: 1.3 Jul 11, 2012 6:21 pm -0500 by Sociology Cap
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Version: 1.2 Jun 4, 2012 5:15 pm -0500 by Sociology Cap
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Version: 1.1 Jan 30, 2012 2:38 pm -0600 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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