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“What is A City ?”

“What is A City ?” Written by Lewis Mumford   Summary by Scott Rogers In this writing Mumford proposes that a city is “A theater for social action”. To Mumford this means the sociological interactions that occur between the urban population. Mumford states that a “city is a collection of primary groups and purposive associations”. [...]


DiverseCity

            New York is a diverse city in every aspect. It is diverse in a physical sense as it is composed of different landmasses which consist of different characteristics. Most notable of these are the deep bedrock foundations which allow for the tall skyscrapers of Manhattan. New York City also has a diverse population which [...]