Urbanism in World Perspective A Reader Author:Sylvia Fleis Fava (Editor) This book is for use in urban sociology courses, as well as courses that cover human ecology, social problems, the metropolitan community, and city planning. The selections chosen stress the relevance of urban sociology in both defining and coping with major social problems. To broaden the student's perspective on the city, and to emphasize ... more »that urban sociology is concerned not only with regional problems but world ones as well., a wealth of cross-cultural material has been included.« less