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City of Vancouver: Urban Planning Department
The Planning Department of Vancouver is responsible for advising the municipal government on present and future development plans. There is information here about zoning, urban planning, heritage buildings, livability issues, etc.
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Fiarfield University: The Urbanization of the World
A focused look at urbanization in first and third world societies . Interesting charts compare urbanization trends in more vs. less developed regions of world.
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World Population Highlights 2007: Urbanization
A comprehensive look at world urbanization with interesting facts to support unprecedented urban grown in recent decades. Answers the following questions: "Where will populations Grow?" and "How does urbanization affect the Environment?"
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Evaluate Decisions [Pdf]
A nonfiction graphic organizer is available to help students evaluate decisions of people. Students will analyze how characters interact and develop throughout the course of a nonfiction text.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Labor Day Address:barack Obama Speech [Pdf]
"Labor Day Address: Barack Obama Speech" is a one page, campaign speech by Barack Obama given on August 24, 2008, in Billings, Montana. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy [Pdf]
This is a one-page nonfiction excerpt from JFK's Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it includes underlining the most important...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: City & Town
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 15: The Changing American Landscape
The rise of American cities between 1865 and 1900 was spawned by the industrial revolution. Technological advancements in industry and transportation fathered the enormous growth of large cities across the United States. This led to the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Other Water Cycle
For students that have already been introduced to the water cycle, this lesson plan is intended as a logical follow-up. Students will learn about human impacts on the water cycle that create a pathway for pollutants beginning with urban...
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Chicago L: The Original L Companies
As part of a larger site, this article gives the history of the famous Chicago "L" and its development in the last part of the 19th century. Hyperlinks to photos, many of which are period photos.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 6: Architecture and Design
In this sixth unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about the history of architecture, including ancient Greek and Roman works. They will learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and about Islamic architecture. They will also look...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Ancient City
Comparing Greek and Roman architecture? Unearth new resources for teaching about the methods of development in these ancient cities.
Library of Economics and Liberty
The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Henry George
A good discussion of the economic theories of Henry George. He had definite ideas of how to tax property, and the value of free trade.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society
Lyndon B. Johnson ascended to the presidency after the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. With a year to go until the election of 1964, LBJ appropriated Kennedy's "New Frontier" and transformed this agenda into his "Great Society."
Texas A&M University
Kinder Garden: Community Gardens
Many urban communities have learned to use unlikely places to develop gardens. At this site visit a community garden and learn how some people have adapted to the limitations of their environment.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Summers by the Lake: The History of Grimsby Park
The development of Grimsby Park, Ontario is profiled. It started as the home of early United Empire Loyalists,then temperance camps, and later to an amusement park and beach. The era ended as the town became part of big city urban...
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Historical Figures
Some of the men and women who have been important figures in the history of Milwaukee are profiled here. Read about early political leaders, individuals who helped develop Milwaukee's urban infrastructures and businesses, and women who...