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Reading: RD085 & RD090

Articles for use in reading classes RD080, RD085, and RD090.

Textbook Chapter

2. "Population, Urbanization, and the Environment"
Chapter 20 of Introduction to Sociology (Sociology 2e), 2nd ed., by Heather Griffiths, et al. OpenStax, 2016.

Readings to Accompany Sociology Chapter

The readings below are not in your textbook. Reading them online is free.

American Drivers Regain Appetite for Gas Guzzlers
American Drivers Regain Desire for Gas Guzzlers
This is the version based on print. The version appearing on the NYT site had some additional text regarding the Tesla.
A Better Way of Looking at Immigrant Assimilation
The Deep Roots of ‘Green’ Behavior
From a Need for Hygiene to Environmental Racism
The Gift That Is Missing in Our Talk about Affordable Housing
Harnessing the Potential of Urbanization
Key Risk Trends for Global Cities
Parenting in Southwest China Worsens, Urbanization Blamed
The Part We Play in — Not Just on — Our Environment
Record 65 Million People Displaced, U.N. Says
= Record 65 Million Displaced by Global Conflicts, U.N. Says
Research Spotlight: Colin Kelley
The Salmon's Swim for Survival
San Francisco Considers Tax on Tech Companies to Pay for Boom's Downside
The True Cost of Environmental Gentrification
Urbanization, Climate Change, and Peri-Urban Water Security
When Urbanization Doesn't Help

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