From: Overview of US Metropolitan Areas- Brookings
- Who defines the metropolitan areas in the US? What’s the definition?
- If you look at the 5 realities of living in US metropolitan areas, who has a tougher time getting by and who
has an easier time?
From: Life in Cities- Zukin - What changes to urban life did Jane Jacobs bring with her activism?
- What do you think this quote means? “If authenticity is a state of mind, it’s historic, local, and cool. But if
authenticity is a social right, it’s also poor, ethnic, and democratic.” (p. 26).
From: Segregation in NA Cities - What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary segregation?
- What is the state of racial and income segregation in US cities?
From: Great Good Place (Oldenburg) - Do you think it’s true that the average person is not interested in the community and it does nothing for
them? Why or why not? - Can you give me two examples of how today’s cities discourage the casual environment? Two examples of
how they encourage it?