Urbanization and Environmental Sociology \ 1-1
Kemal GÖRMEZ Ecological problems, which a sage defined as "nature's revenge on humankind", are among the main problems faced by human beings today.
Environmental problems, which have become one of the problems threatening humanity since the second half of the 20th century, have generally become felt as a result of the Industrial Revolution, although its roots date back to ancient times. Since then, it has grown to great sizes. Despite the measures developed in recent years, many people are not hopeful for the future yet. Discussions and researches on this problem, which was perceived only as pollution in the past and which covers all areas of social life, are increasingly intensifying.
This book was written mainly to meet students' resource needs on ecology and environmental problems.
Aynur Erdoğan Coşkun, Ayşen Şatıroğlu, Betül Kızıltepe, Büşra Turan Tüylüoğlu, Elif Altundere, Mehmet Ali Akyurt, Melek Kırtıl, Merve Ayar Yılmaz, Murat Şentürk, Nursen Tekgöz, Salih Ünüvar, Şefika Aydın, Yusuf Adıgüzel “Ancient cities, medieval cities and modern cities, cities in capitalist countries, cities in socialist countries, and cities in Third World countries—all of these were within our broad intellectual framework. The resulting urban sociology could be anything you can think of, if you knew it was happening in cities. If you could see it, then you could see it discussed elsewhere in the literature of urban sociology." Saunders, R (2013). Social theory: Urban sociology (S. Bring Right, Trans.). Ideal Culture Publishing.
The construction of the city and the spread of cities to almost every corner of the world has been one of the most successful human creations of all time. Although it is very difficult to make a classification about the city and urban studies, which has been discussed in many ways, associated with different disciplines and has a rich literature written on it, the framework of this book covers a broad perspective from demography to the phenomenon of urbanization, from rural practices to the process of squatting, from social mobility to migration studies. and developed incrementally.
Introduction to Urban Studies aims to illuminate the dynamics of the past and present by approaching, step by step, the issues of city, dirt and migration, which still remain important and do not fall off the agenda. This work, which can be used by both those who are interested in urban studies and experts, is important in terms of being a starter book and creating integrity in the academic context.
Ahmet Yazar, Anzavur Demirpolat, Elif Karakurt Tosun, Erdi Aksakal, Esra Işık, Gül Aktaş, Harun Biçakcı, Kadir Şahin, Kerem Özbey, Levent Taş, M. Yavuz Alptekin, Mustafa Poyraz, Nilüfer Öztürk Aykaç, Selin Bitirim Okmeydan, Yaşar Erjem This study is one of the most comprehensive methodological studies on “urban sociology” in Turkey. The book has sixteen titles in fourteen chapters. Because two of the chapters consist of two separate titles. However, the book has been meticulously written in a way that makes the book "Efradını mosque, aghyarını" a work of expertise, and the issues and issues that should be included in a Urban Sociology book are masterfully handled by the author of each chapter, without going into unnecessary issues and discussions that will increase the volume and number of pages of the book. Except for the two chapters written by the editor, each chapter was written by a different academic from fifteen different universities in Turkey who are experts on the subject. The book has a methodology that can provide the educational material of the relevant courses in departments such as Sociology, Public Administration and Architecture of universities, as well as in a depth to meet the scientific information needs of academics and researchers from various levels who research different dimensions of City, Urbanization and Urban life, and finally, by reading these subjects from scientific books, the book is qualified. It is a complete book in simplicity that can meet the needs of curious readers who want to get information. This issue can be better understood when the sixteen main headings in the book, which are covered in fourteen chapters, are reviewed.

• THE BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY
• BASIC CONCEPTS IN URBAN SOCIOLOGY
• ANADOLU TURKISH URBANIZATION EXPERIENCE FROM SELÇUKLU TO THE REPUBLIC AND THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR URBAN CIVILIZATION
• CONTRIBUTIONS OF ARTISTS TO URBANIZATION AND URBAN CULTURE IN SELJUK AND OTTOMAN
• URBAN THEORIES
• URBANIZATION AND MODERNITY
• URBAN LIFE AND URBAN CULTURE
• MIGRATION AS AN URBANIZATION DYNAMIC
• CITY, CAPITALISM AND ECONOMIC LIFE
• URBAN POVERTY
• URBAN(IZEMENT) AND POLITICS
• GLOBAL CITIES
• MODERN CITY, INDUSTRIALIZATION AND Slum
• SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN(IZATION): SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION
• URBAN TRANSFORMATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
• NEW URBANIZATION TRENDS AND FUTURE CITIES