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Peer reviewedAbatemarco, Robert; Effenberger, Glen – Social Studies, 1982
High school U.S. history students in New Jersey simulate city planning and construction. Students allocate available natural resources, designate population size, building types and locations, governmental structure, and future growth plans, and construct a scale model of their imaginary city. (AM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, High Schools, Program Descriptions, Simulation
Peer reviewedSelwood, H. John – History and Social Science Teacher, 1984
A diagrammatic model that illustrates the nature of urban growth processes and their resultant physical form is presented. The model can be used to describe attributes of urban form in the preindustrial city or to provide a framework for studying contemporary patterns of development. (RM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Models, Physical Geography
Peer reviewedSlakey, Steve – Social Studies Review, 1984
Students in an honors urban class collected architectural data on all residential buildings constructed prior to 1950 in the city of La Puente, California and made recommendations regarding the preservation of certain structures. The project is described. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Field Studies, High Schools, Historic Sites
Aaron, Cathy; And Others – 1977
This module seeks to develop teachers' awareness and understanding of the problems of energy-intensive urban growth and its impact on quality-of-life. It seeks to develop understanding of the city as a system; understanding of quality-of-life as applied to the urban ecosystem; and skills in studying and planning for quality urban settings. It also…
Descriptors: Energy, Environment, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences
Holcomb, H. Briavel; Beauregard, Robert A. – 1981
A geographic perspective of urban revitalization is provided in this publication, which is intended for geography professors, students, and researchers. There are seven chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the geographical aspects of urban revitalization. Urban decline and redevelopment is the focus of the second chapter. Discussed are parks, civic…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Grants, Higher Education, Human Geography
Rich, Michael J. – Political Science Teacher, 1990
Reviews recent literature on urban politics and urban policy. Focuses on issues faced by cities of the 1990s: city planning, growth, politics, problems of housing, homelessness, cost of government, racial, and ethnic conflicts. Suggests that field trips and computer simulations can be used in college courses in urban studies. (CH)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content
Hanson, Lola P.; Hanson, Kim – 1978
This teacher's guide describes a program about urban ecology which can be used with children from kindergarten through grade six. The program comprises five units which explore concepts and practical issues of consumption in the home, health and well-being, commercial enterprise, transportation and networks, and production. Each unit's content is…
Descriptors: Business, Concept Teaching, Consumer Economics, Dramatic Play
