The study of urban geography

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The study of urban geography

Harold Carter

Arnold , Halsted Press, 1995

4th ed

  • : uk
  • : us

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [388]-411) and index

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Since it was first published in 1972, 'The Study of Urban Geography' has established itself as the most coherent and extensive account of its subject. Its central purpose is the distillation of a wide range of work, much of it original research, into an effective synthesis of contemporary urban geography. In this new edition, Harold Carter has substantially revised and updated the text. He has also added six new chapters on places - periodic, central, and dispersed; town plan and layout; urban location of economic activity; the city centre; the articulation of residential areas; and the housing market in western countries.

Table of Contents

Introduction: the study of urban geography The process of urbanization Urban places - central, periodic and dispersed Hierarchies, spheres of influence and local and national systems Some problems associated with Central Place Theory and its development Urban functions and classification of towns Urban land-use: general problems Planning the city Transport in towns The urban location of economic activity: the central business district The urban location of economic activity: industry and office uses The residential area of the city The residential areas of the city: the housing market and institutional influences Some problems of the city: the inner city Some problems of the city: the urban periphery and suburbia Images of the city: living in the city and the use of city space The socialist city The city in the developing world Town plan and townscape Conclusion: urbanization and urban geography.

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