Incluye bibliografía.

1 Introduction / F. Stuart Chapin -- Pte. 1. Economic orientations to urbanization / Lowell D. Ashby: 2. Patterns of economic interaction in the crescent / Ralph W. Pfouts -- 3. Labor mobility in the crescent / Robert L. Bunting -- 4. Industrial development trends and economic potential / Lowell D. Ashby -- 5. The agricultural adjustment to urban growth / William N. Parker and David G. Davies -- Pte. 2. Leadership, decision making and urban growth / Frederic N. Cleaveland: 6. Political decision making in arcadia / Benjamin Walter -- 7. Roles of the planner in urban development / Robert T. Daland and John A. Parker -- 8. The roles of top business executives in urban development / E. William Noland -- 9. Negro political participation in two piedmont crescent cities / Bradbury Seasholes and Frederic N. Cleaveland -- Pte. 3. Social correlates of urban growth and development / John Gulick: 10. Newcomer enculturation in the city: attitudes and participation / John Gulick, Charles E. Bowerman and Kurt W. Back -- 11. Livability of the city: attitudes and urban development / Robert L. Wilson -- 12. Occupational careers and mobility / Richard L. Simpson -- Pte. 4. Patterns of urban development / F. Stuart Chapin: 13. Land development patterns and growth alternatives / F. Stuart Chapin amd Shirley Weiss -- 14. Policy implications of research findings / F. Stuart Chapin.