Chapter 15

Fourth Edition ANTHONY GIDDENS ● MITCHELL DUNEIER ● RICHARD P.APPELBAUM ● DEBORAH CARR

Chapter 15: Urbanization, Population,

Economy & Environment: China

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Important issues • • • • •

How cities have changed and why Rural, urban, and suburban living Globalization and urbanization Population growth and its consequences Globalization, urbanization, growth, and the environment

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Ancient cities • Organized very differently than today’s cities, both spatially and socially • Centers for culture, science, commerce, and the arts • The vast majority of the population lived in rural towns and communities, with little or no connection to cities.

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What is urbanization? •

Urbanization is a shift in population from rural living to living in cities and towns. • Occurred alongside industrialization • London as a prime example: – 1800: 1.1 million people – 1900: > 7 million people • United States: – 1800: