The term collective consumption (Castells 1977) refers to____________? A. the privatization of public services by the Conservative government B. the lifestyle practice of shopg in peer groups C. the form of tuberculosis suffered by those who collect stampsD. the provision…
The theorist who associated city life with the development of a blase attitude was____________? A. TonniesB. Simmel C. Weber D. Wirth
Which of the following was not a common feature of ancient cities ? A. walled boundaries B. relatively small populationsC. a strong influence over external D. geographically small in size
What is gentrification ? A. the movement of the middle classes into suburban areas B. a policy aimed at renovating inner-city council housing stock C. building shopg centers in cities to create employmentD. renovation of run-down city neighborhoods to attract…
In Which year did the urban areas of the world become more populous than rural areas ? A. 1950B. 1975 C. 1999 D. 2007
Cultural restructuring has involved________________? A. regenerating cities in economic decline B. turning industrial landscapes into tourist attractions C. selling sites and images through the symbolic economy of media advertisingD. all of the above
Which of the following is not identified as a new form of community ? A. ethnic communities based on shard identity and experiences of discrimination B. gay villages which are formed in certain parts of large citiesC. sociological communities formed…
Which of these is not a reason why the rate of urban growth is larger in develog countries ? A. living in closely connected settlements is a social feature common in develog countries B. fertility rates are generally higher in…
Who described urbanism as a way of life _____________? A. Park B. HawleyC. Wirth D. Burgess
What is urban recycling ? A. renovating inner-city buildings for occupation by the middle classes B. a new domestic waste reduction strategy for inner-city areas C. councils buying up cheap housing to turn into commercial developmentsD. refurbishing old buildings and…