SOCI 142gm Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Joe Feagin, Ernest Burgess, Urban Ecology
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John palen: the urban world, human ecology or urban ecology, u of chicago sociology department, robert park (1864-1944), urban studies center. Intellectual influences: ecology: relationships organisms, human communities, charles darwin (1809-1882) the origin of species 1859 evolution. Major changes world: economic: industrialization, demographic : migration, urbanization: cities, wwi 1914-1918, wwii 1939-1945, analysis-->city, adaptation and integration city and society. Spatial dimension: capitalistic society, free market: competition: prime space, spatial, social zones. Invasion and succession: function changes: technology: transportation, communication, human nature, segregation. Ernest burgess: the growth of the city, concentric zone hypothesis, concentric zone hypothesis, zone 1. Adam smith (scotland, 1723 - 1790), wealth of nations. He intends only his own gain, and he is in thisled by an invisible hand . By pursuing his own interest he frequently promotes that of society : free market, producer > consumer. Urban ecology: competition: space, occupations benefits society, individual benign.
