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John C. Hudson

Chicago

A Geography of the City and Its Region

356 pages, 35 color plates, 49 duotones, 116 maps, and 1 chart  8 x 10  © 2006
Series: Center Books on Chicago and Environs

Cloth $45.00

ISBN: 9780226358062   Published July 2006

List of Figures
Acknowledgements

Part I. Introduction
Chapter 1. Chicago and It's Region
Chapter 2. The Chicago Model
Chapter 3. Chicago's Neighborhoods

Part II. Physical Geography
Chapter 4. Chicago's Climate
Chapter 5. Chicago's Landforms
Chapter 6. River Basins and Drainage

Part III. Historical Patterns
Chapter 7. Origins of the City
Chapter 8. Early Development
Chapter 9. Southward Expansion

Part IV. The Growing City
Chapter 10. Models and Plans
Chapter 11. Populating and Repopulating the City
Chapter 12. Transportation and Industry

Part V. The Changing City
Chapter 13. The Migration Decades
Chapter 14. Suburban Expansion
Chapter 15. Changing Ethnic Patterns

Part VI. Current Trends
Chapter 16. Commuting to Work
Chapter 17. Age and Neighborhood Change
Chapter 18. Income Distribution

Part VII. Conclusion
Chapter 19. The Sector Model Revisited

References and Selected Readings
Books in the Series
Index
About the Author
Subjects



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