ABSTRACT
Urbanization in the United States has been a twentieth-century phenomenon. Since 1940, however, the central feature of American urban growth has been visible in a migration of population away from the northern industrial centers of the nation toward the so-called Sunbelt cities. Carl Abbott's primary focus, however, was on the patterns of urban-suburban growth in the Sunbelt as they affected urban and suburban politics. He stressed that the mobilization of United States resources to fight World War II was a critical factor in promoting the original growth patterns in the Sunbelt cities. The chapter emphasizes Three important elements includes environment, behavior, and group experience. Robert G. Barrows provided an excellent mobility study of Indianapolis, "Hurryin' Hoosiers and the American Pattern: Geographic Mobility in Indianapolis and Urban North America". Miller's opinions are confirmed in Frederick Steiner's The Politics of New Town Planning: The Newfields, Ohio Story.
