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Download full textAllen, Irving Lewis, Comp. – 1975
Over 100 available 16mm films are listed in this annotated bibliography on urban studies. The listings are classified under new towns and new cities; film series on general urban problems; cinematic and artistic impressions of cities; ghetto problems, slums, and skid rows; and general urban planning, urban renewal, housing and neighborhood…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Films, Ghettos
McIntosh, R. Gordon, Ed.; And Others – 1970
This volume attempts first to take stock of the process of urbanization in Alberta and second to identify areas in which research may be required to guide urban development policies in the years ahead. Contents include the following papers: "An Economic Perspective," Eric J. Hanson; "A Goegraphic Perspective," Dennis B. Johnson…
Descriptors: City Government, Community Development, Economic Factors, Geography
Duke, Richard D.; And Others – 1970
It is time that sociology made use of the increasingly popular teaching device of linking computer simulation and gaming. It is needed because in teaching courses in urban sociology, human ecology, and urban planning, we have found that: a) most class exercises present the community as a statis phenomenon; b) there is no quick and easy way to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Ecological Factors, Educational Games, Games
Hurst, Michael E. Eliot – 1972
The definition of geography as the study of man and the realities of his socio-economic milieu is the thesis on which this course in urban geography is based. The functions of the university are observed to be: 1) to ensure economic and cultural continuance; and 2) to advance knowledge and ways of knowing. The first of these functions appears to…
Descriptors: College Role, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Economics
Bryn Mawr Coll., PA. – 1972
The long term aims of the Growth and Structure of Cities major at Bryn Mawr College are to introduce into the curriculum an interdisciplinary program which builds on existing strengths within the college and which offers students the opportunity to study the changing character of the contemporary urban environment in an historical, aesthetic, and…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Architectural Character, Cross Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1971
This curriculum guide describes a course on urban studies for high school seniors. A major aim is to help students understand the nature of cities and towns. Themes are intended to stimulate inquiry into urban problems and present opportunities for concept formation and problem solving by encouraging direct experience with the environment. It is…
Descriptors: Community Study, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Guides, Environmental Education
Howard, Jeffrey, Ed. – 1993
This book is addressed to faculty trying to incorporate or use community service learning in their courses. The 17 papers are grouped into those on generic issues, on undergraduate course models, and on graduate course models. The papers are: "Community Service in the Curriculum" (Jeffrey Howard); (2) "Preparing Students to Learn…
Descriptors: Architecture, Biology, Case Studies, Citizenship Education
