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invasion-succession  

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  • Ernest W. Burgess and other Chicago School sociologists developed the concept of “invasion-succession” in the 1920s to describe land use in the expanding U.S. industrial cities. Borrowing ecological concepts from natural science, Burgess saw the city's land use as a mosaic resulting from market forces plus the cultural preferences of distinct groups of residents. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Invasion-Succession]

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