The Growth of Cities in the Nineteenth Century. A Study in Statistics.

Language: English

Published by Cornell University Press Ithaca New York., 1967

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495 p. Good copy with rubbed and slightly soiled binding. Brown stains on the pages. Gutes Exemplar mit beriebenem und leicht verschmutztem Einband. Braunflecken auf dem Papier. - DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION- - - FRONTISPIECE - - BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE - - BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ADNA FERRIN WEBER - - PREFACE - - ABBREVIATIONS - - X - - X - - CHAPTER I - - INTRODUCTION - - Comparison of the distribution of population in the United States in 1790 and in Australia in 1891. - - hods of studying the distribution of population - - Density of population - - Agglomeration, or community life: - - In antiquity - - In the middle ages - - In modern times - - Statistical measurements of agglomeration: - - French, Italian and English methods - - Supan's method - - Legal definition of urban center - - Definitions of official statisticians - - Final classification of dwelling places. - - Comparability of urban statistics: - - Limitations arising from territorial extent. - - Limitations arising from annexation of new territory - - CHAPTER II - - THE HISTORY AND STATISTICS OF URBAN GROWTH - - I. The United States - - II. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland : - - I. England and Wales - - 2. Scotland - - 3. Ireland - CAUSES OF THE CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION - - I. Introductory - - The evolution of industrial society - - II. The divorce of men from the soil: - - Primitive agriculture the all-embracing industry - - Agriculture and ancient cities - - Agricultural progress in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. - - III. The growth of commercial centers : - - Authorities. - - The origin of towns - - The location of towns - - The differentiation of society into town and country - - The town economy - - The national economy. - - Commerce requires large cities - - Biological analogy - - IV. The growth of industrial centers : - - Authorities - - The evolution of industry - - The factory system and the decay of villages - - Connection of centralized industry with steam - - The division of labor a permanent advantage of centralized in- dustry. - - Effect on the distribution of population. - - Relation of transportation methods to geographical specialization. - - Railway tariff policy in the United States and Europe. - - Recent decentralizing tendencies - - Relative advantages of city and country for production - - V. Secondary, or individual causes : - - I. Economic - - 2. Political. - - 3. Social - - VI. Conclusions: - - Effect of the different industries upon the distribution of popu- - - lation. - - The law of diminishing returns - - Settlement of new lands - - Changes in consumption - - Forecast - I. General economic effects of agglomeration - - On the production of wealth - - Agriculture - - Distribution of wealth - - Organization of labor - - Has the movement gone too far? - - Unemployment in cities - - Scarcity of labor on the farm - - Conciusion. - - II. Political effects - - National wealth and power - - National stability - - Tendency in the United States - - Internal politics. - - The problem of municipal government. - - III. Social effects. - - 1. Extreme individualism in cities threatens social solidarity Counter-tendencies - - 2. Rural and village decadence. Rural education - - 3. Cities are the centers of free thought and liberalism, of civilization and progress. - - Need of cities in the Southern States - - 4. Role of the cities in the process of natural selection - - CHAPTER IX - - TENDENCIES AND REMEDIES - - Concentration and centralization of population all but universal Obscured in England and the United States - - Great cities in history - - Growth of modern great cities - - Limits to the growth of a metropolis - - Discussion of remedies in the past. - - Recent propositions - - Fees for settlement - - Agricultural improvements - - Village attractions. - - Administrative decentralization - - City improvements discontinued - - Suburban development. - - The process of " city-building'. Sprache: Englisch Ge.

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Title
The Growth of Cities in the Nineteenth Century. A Study in Statistics.
Author
Weber, Adna Ferrin:
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Cornell University Press Ithaca New York.
Publication year
1967
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Gut
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Softcover.
Language
English
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250 grams
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