urban study

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• Urban geography — is the study of urban areas. That is the study of areas which have a high concentration of buildings and infrastructure. These are areas where the majority of economic activities are in the secondary sector and tertiary sectors. They probably… …   Wikipedia

• Urban history — is a field of history that examines the historical nature of cities and towns, and the process of urbanization. The approach tends to be multidisciplinary, crossing boundaries into fields like social history, architectural history, urban… …   Wikipedia

• Urban morphology — is the study of the physical form of a city, which consists of street patterns and shapes, urban design, building sizes and shapes, architecture, population density and patterns of residential, commercial, industrial and other uses, among other… …   Wikipedia

• Urban development in Detroit — refers to a series of revitalizations, over many decades, aimed at enhancing the city s economy and quality of life. An early effort, in response to civil disturbance and racial unrest in the late 1960s, was the New Detroit committee, a group of… …   Wikipedia

• Urban politics — is politics in and about cities. This term refers to the diverse political structure that occurs in urban areas where there is diversity in both race and socio economic status. Urban politics is political science that falls into the field of… …   Wikipedia

• Urban sociology — is the sociological study of social life and human interaction in metropolitan areas. It is a normative discipline of sociology seeking to study the structures, processes, changes and problems of an urban area and by doing so providing inputs for …   Wikipedia

• Urban economics — is broadly the economic study of urban areas. As such, it involves using the tools of economics to analyze urban issues such as crime, education, public transit, housing, and local government finance. More narrowly, it is a branch of… …   Wikipedia

• Urban ecology — is the subfield of ecology which deals with the interaction of plants, animals and humans with each other and with their environment in urban or urbanizing settings. Analysis of urban settings in the context of ecosystem ecology (looking at the… …   Wikipedia

• Urban semiotics — is the study of meaning in urban form. It has been defined as:...the study of the social meaning of spatial forms and settings. Urban semiotics involves the exploration of physical objects and their endowed meanings as mediated through a universe …   Wikipedia

• urban planning — n. the study or profession dealing with the growth and functioning of cities and towns, including environmental concerns, zoning, the infrastructure, etc. urban planner n. * * * Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and… …   Universalium

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