The Stages of American Urbanization.

Goldfield, David R.

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ERIC Number: EJ425027

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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The Stages of American Urbanization.

Goldfield, David R.

OAH Magazine of History, v5 n2 p26-31 Fall 1990

Traces development of U.S. cities through the colonial town, market place town, radial center, fringe city, and the multicentered metropolis. Notes the 1970 census showed the United States as a suburban nation. Examines the housing patterns of urban cities that continue to lose population. (NL)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Modern History, Municipalities, Poverty Areas, Secondary Education, Slums, Social Problems, Social Studies, United States History, Urban Demography, Urban Environment, Urban Population, Urban Problems, Urban Studies, Urban to Suburban Migration, Urbanization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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