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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. LeGates writes in "How to Study Cities" that there are "social, spacial and _____ aspects to urban poverty as well as economic ones."
2. What kind of computer software permits users to map data and is useful in studying cities?
3. Who was a Moroccan Berber Islamic scholar and traveller who is known for the account of his travels and excursions called the Rihla?
4. When was "The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety" first published?
5. What urban designer and his students conducted surveys of residents of Boston and other cities to understand how they perceived the city environment?
Short Essay Questions
1. Henri Pirenne's "City Origins" and "Cities and European Civilization" each discuss cities in slightly different ways. What is the first article in reference to?
2. How many Americans lived in urban areas in 1960, according to Kingsley Davis? How did this change?
3. How does H.D.F. Kitto define "polis" in "The Polis"?
4. Describe author Kingsley Davis. What works is he most well-known for?
5. What essay is written by Kevin Lynch? What elements of cities does he introduce?
6. What was Davis' conclusion about the patterns of urbanization in "The Urbanization of the Human Population"?
7. What are examples of "boundaries" as defined by Kevin Lynch? What are nodes?
8. What is the subject of the essay "The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety"? What assertions does the author claim?
9. How did open spaces become a part of urbanization, according to H.D.F. Kitto? From what culture did they arise?
10. In Friedrich Engels' "The Great Towns," how does the author describe the other side of the river? What does he blame for the urban congestion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss and describe John Mollenkopf and the theories and ideas presented in "How to Study Urban Political Power." What are the two groups of researchers described in the article?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the Levittown depicted in "Levittown and America" and the vision of Saskia in "A New Geography of Centers and Margins: Summary and Implications." How do the authors differ in their theories?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss authors Mike Davis, Allan Jacobs and Donald Appleyard, examining the biography, career, and theories of each. How are these concepts reflected in "Fortress L.A." and "Toward an Urban Design Manifesto"?
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