LibGuides: ECO-2020 v1: Week 6 Resources

Week 6 Resources

Case Study: Amsterdam by Duncan Mclaren; Julian Agyeman
ISBN: 9780262029728
Publication Date: 2015-11-20
McLaren, D., & Agyeman, J. (2015). Case study: Amsterdam. In Sharing cities: A case for truly smart and sustainable cities. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nu/reader.action?docID=4397935&ppg=258
This case study of Amsterdam, Netherlands focuses on the geography of the city and how that affects the economy, the people of the urban area, and the social and sharing aspects of the city.
The Sharing City: Understanding and Acting on the Sharing Paradigm by Duncan Mclaren; Julian Agyeman
ISBN: 9780262029728
Publication Date: 2015-11-20
McLaren, D., & Agyeman, J. (2015). The sharing city: Understanding and acting on the sharing paradigm. In Sharing cities: A case for truly smart and sustainable cities. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nu/reader.action?docID=4397935&ppg=263
This reading explains how the different components of sharing, such as sociocultural, communal, and commercial, all come together in the economic, environmental, social, cultural, and political to reinforce one another at a city level.

Understanding Urbanization: A Study of Census and Satellite-Derived Urban Classes in the United States, 1990-2010
Balk, D., Leyk, S., Jones, B., Montgomery, M. R., & Clark, A. (2018). Understanding urbanization: A study of census and satellite-derived urban classes in the United States, 1990-2010. PloS One, 13(12), e0208487. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1371/journal.pone.0208487
The purpose of this reading is to describe how to understand urban structure and changes without relying on the census to do so.
Straddling the Boundaries of the Zone of Tolerance: One District’s Response to Rapid Demographic Change
Grooms, A. A. (2019). Straddling the boundaries of the zone of tolerance: One district’s response to rapid demographic change. Education and Urban Society, 51(7), 946–969. http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1224312&site=eds-live
The purpose of this reading is to learn about the large population and demographic change in Sewall County, Atlanta over a ten-year period of time. The reading explains how the school district responded to the racial and socioeconomic changes that occurred.
Planning for Growth in Depopulating Cities: An Analysis of Population Projections and Population Change in Depopulating and Populating U.S. Cities
Park, Y., & Heim LaFrombois, M. E. (2019). Planning for growth in depopulating cities: An analysis of population projections and population change in depopulating and populating U.S. cities. Cities, 90, 237–248. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1016/j.cities.2019.02.016
This article describes the effects of improper population projections and what that can mean for a city in terms of infrastructure and resources.