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What was the main critique of the human ecology theoretical approach?
What was the main critique of the human ecology theoretical approach?
- It was seen as apolitical and used a naturalistic façade to gloss over power relations (correct)
- It critiqued the urban growth machine without offering alternative perspectives
- It emphasized the rise of the 'New Left' without addressing other political movements
- It focused too much on social order and neglected natural processes
What was the main concern of the political economy approach in contrast to the human ecology approach?
What was the main concern of the political economy approach in contrast to the human ecology approach?
- It critiqued the urban growth machine without offering alternative perspectives
- It focused on natural processes and neglected social order
- It emphasized the rise of the 'New Left' without addressing other political movements
- It was less concerned with problems related to social integration, but viewed existing order as a cover for class interests (correct)
What were some of the factors that led to the rise of the urban political economy perspective?
What were some of the factors that led to the rise of the urban political economy perspective?
- Civil rights movement and policy changes (correct)
- Urbanization outside of West and rise of the 'New Left'
- White flight and urban renewal projects
- Post-war suburbanization and racial segregation
What was the main focus of the urban growth machine concept discussed by Harvey Molotch and John Logan?
What was the main focus of the urban growth machine concept discussed by Harvey Molotch and John Logan?
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What characterized the wider shift in social sciences that paralleled the emergence of the urban political economy perspective?
What characterized the wider shift in social sciences that paralleled the emergence of the urban political economy perspective?
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