The Changing Character of Metropolitan Chicago.

Conzen, Michael P.

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Changing Character of Metropolitan Chicago.

Conzen, Michael P.

Journal of Geography, v85 n5 p224-36 Sep-Oct 1986

Reviews some of the key changes affecting the Chicago region and examines the degree to which they have or have not altered the evolving spatial structure of metropolitan Chicago. Traces the historical legacy, economic matrix, and shifting social patterns, concluding Chicago has more human/urban depth than most western metropolises. (TRS)

Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Climate, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Human Geography, Metropolitan Areas, Population Growth, Rural to Urban Migration, Rural Urban Differences, Urban Environment, Urban Planning, Urbanization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)

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