OpenStax
Open Stax: Growing Pains of Urbanization: Relief From the Chaos of Urban Life
Learn how different economic classes in urban centers spent their leisure time in the late 19th century. Includes a good discussion of machine politics and the role it played in the lives of the lower classes, as well as its negative...
Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Urbanization and Human Settlements
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine urbanization in major metropolitan areas of the United States in the late 20th and the early 21st...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Growing Pains of Urbanization, 1870 1900: Challenges
Learn about some of the problems created by urbanization and some potential solutions to them.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Urban and Regional Planners
This resource provides a complete description of the career of urban planner. It includes the nature of the work, training and education, employment outlook and wages.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Urbanization and Global Change
A thorough site that examines urban population in developed and developing countries, answers the question whey is the urban population increasing so fast, and delves into the problems associated with rapid urban growth.
Other
City of Vancouver: Urban Planning Department
The Planning Department of Vancouver is responsible for advising the municipal government on present and future development plans. There is information here about zoning, urban planning, heritage buildings, livability issues, etc.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Human Geography: Urbanization and Services
AP Human Geography learning module examines patterns of urbanization. Comprehensive resources, assignments and assessment.
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Faith in the City: Religion and Urban Life in Chicago, 1870 1920
Learning module in which students examine primary source material for a look at religion, urban life and changes in religious practices in Chicago between 1870 and 1920.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Encyclopedic Entry: Urban
Learn the definition of an urban community and how it differs from a rural area.
PBS
Pbs: Journey to Planet Earth: Urban Explosion
From the "Journey to Planet Earth" series, PBS takes a look at the world's exploding urban population. Includes video clips and educational resources.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Water Science for Schools Effects of Urbanization
This U.S. Geological Survey website offers a short article then lists topics that are linked to brief articles that describe that particular topic's effect on water quality in urban areas. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Urban Heat: A New York City Exploration
In this activity, students use a graph to make a hypothesis about the difference between urban heat in New York City streets and in Central Park.
Other
Fiarfield University: The Urbanization of the World
A focused look at urbanization in first and third world societies . Interesting charts compare urbanization trends in more vs. less developed regions of world.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Urban Explosion
Describe the environmental problems created by rapid development of urban areas, and identify solutions for dealing with problems caused by uncontrolled urbanization. Explain the importance of urban development plans for dealing with...
Other
World Population Highlights 2007: Urbanization
A comprehensive look at world urbanization with interesting facts to support unprecedented urban grown in recent decades. Answers the following questions: "Where will populations Grow?" and "How does urbanization affect the Environment?"
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Urban Growth?
How were cities formed? This article explains the formation of cities starting from the neolithic revolution to current times. It addresses such topics as urbanization, suburban sprawl, and urban growth models.
The College Board
Driven to the City: Urbanization and Industrialization in the 19th Century
Scholarly article discussing the trend towards urbanization in the United States and other industrialized countries in the nineteenth century.
Thinkport Education
Made Clear: Urban Heat
Find out the effect that hard, dark surfaces like streets, parking lots and rooftops that trap and hold heat have on cities and urban areas.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Urban Conditions
A section of a textbook on European history. It examines what it was like to live in urban settings during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Other
Urbanization
Discover how the development of industry has impacted the growth of urban areas. Take a look at a case study and read more information about this shift in population settlement.
Other
Demographic Brief: u.s. Urbanized Areas 1950 2000
Collection of sites that display statistics for a number of different characteristics for urban areas. Click on site of your choice.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Use Evidence to Show How a Writer Supports
This Center for Urban Education resource provides a downloadable graphic organizer for students to use when analyzing the evidence that authors use to support a claim. RI.9-10.5 ideas/claims developed. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.8
Scholastic
Scholastic: Separate but Equal? An Experiment Mixes Urban and Suburban Students
Life is very different for students in urban and rural communities. Find out how these differences impact their everyday lives and experiences in the classroom.
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