A thought-provoking look at the demands and expectations we place on
our growing cities in the twenty-first century. An excellent
introduction to the subject for young adults.
Today, more people live in cities than in rural areas. The search for
better housing, transit, economic opportunity, and security within
neighbourhoods forces today's city-dwellers -- in both the developed
world and in megacities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America -- to
confront what it means to live in our urban world.
In this book, cities specialist John Lorinc considers the enormous
implications of the mass migration away from rural regions, and predicts
that solutions will emerge from neighbourhoods and dynamic networks
linking communities to governments and the broader urban world.
"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school
libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take
ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left
them." -- Globe and Mail
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language
Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2
Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through
particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal
opinions or judgments.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced,
illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or
anecdotes).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how
it is conveyed in the text.
