Urban Geography (Global Cities and Urbanization)

  1. Social Geography of Cities
    1. Urban Social Structure
      1. Socioeconomic Patterns
        1. Income Distribution
          1. Occupational Structure
            1. Educational Attainment
            2. Demographic Patterns
              1. Age Structure
                1. Household Composition
                  1. Family Life Cycles
                  2. Ethnic and Racial Geography
                    1. Ethnic Enclaves
                      1. Immigration Patterns
                        1. Cultural Landscapes
                      2. Residential Segregation
                        1. Types of Segregation
                          1. Economic Segregation
                            1. Racial and Ethnic Segregation
                              1. Social Segregation
                              2. Causes of Segregation
                                1. Economic Factors
                                  1. Discrimination
                                    1. Housing Policies
                                      1. Social Preferences
                                      2. Measuring Segregation
                                        1. Index of Dissimilarity
                                          1. Isolation Index
                                            1. Spatial Measures
                                            2. Consequences of Segregation
                                              1. Educational Impacts
                                                1. Economic Opportunities
                                                  1. Social Capital
                                                    1. Health Outcomes
                                                  2. Neighborhoods and Community
                                                    1. Neighborhood Definition
                                                      1. Physical Boundaries
                                                        1. Social Networks
                                                          1. Functional Areas
                                                          2. Neighborhood Change
                                                            1. Life Cycle Models
                                                              1. Invasion and Succession
                                                                1. Filtering Theory
                                                                2. Gentrification Processes
                                                                  1. Stages of Gentrification
                                                                    1. Displacement Effects
                                                                      1. Cultural Change
                                                                      2. Community Formation
                                                                        1. Social Capital
                                                                          1. Collective Efficacy
                                                                            1. Community Organizations
                                                                          2. Urban Housing
                                                                            1. Housing Markets
                                                                              1. Supply and Demand
                                                                                1. Housing Tenure
                                                                                  1. Affordability Issues
                                                                                  2. Housing Types
                                                                                    1. Single-family Housing
                                                                                      1. Multi-family Housing
                                                                                        1. Public Housing
                                                                                          1. Social Housing
                                                                                          2. Housing Problems
                                                                                            1. Overcrowding
                                                                                              1. Substandard Housing
                                                                                                1. Homelessness
                                                                                                2. Informal Settlements
                                                                                                  1. Slum Characteristics
                                                                                                    1. Formation Processes
                                                                                                      1. Upgrading Strategies

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                                                                                                  5. Economic Geography of Cities