I. Introduction: Urbanization, Population and the EnvironmentII. Living in Citiesa. Cities in traditional societiesb. Industrialization and UrbanizationIII. Theories of Urbanisma. The Chicago Schoolb. Urbanism and the created environmentIV. Rural, Urban and Suburban Life in the U.S.a. Decline of rural Americab. Suburbanizationi. Historyii. Current trendsc. Urban problemsi. Povertyii. GentrificationV. Cities and Globalizationa. Global citiesb. InequalityVI. Urbanization in the Developing Worlda. Megacitiesb. Economic implicationsc. Environmental issuesd. Social effectse. The futureVII. World Population Growth a. Demography: the study of the size, composition, distribution and changes in human populations.i. Crude birthratesii. Fertilityiii. Crude death ratesiv. Infant mortality ratesb. Malthus, Essay on Population, 1798c. Demographic Transition Theoryi. Premodern stage (high growth potential)ii. Early Industrial stage (transitional growth)iii. Mature Industrial stage (incipient decline)d. Second Demographic TransitionVIII. The Environment as a Sociological Issuea. Biodiversityb. Global Warmingc. Energyd. Sustainable developmentIX. Summary and
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