Urban geography : a global perspective
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Urban geography : a global perspective
Routledge, 2001
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Urban Geography is a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to the study of towns and cities. This book synthesises a wealth of material to provide a comprehensive introduction for students of urban geography, drawing on a rich blend of theoretical and empirical information, to advance their knowledge of the city. For the first time in the history of humankind, urban dwellers outnumber rural residents and this trend is destined to continue. Urban places, towns and cities are of fundamental importance: they affect the distribution of population within countries; in the organisation of economic production, distribution and exchange; in the structuring of social reproduction and cultural life; and in the allocation and excercise of power. Even those living beyond the administrative or functional boundaries of a town or city, will have their lifestyle influenced to some degree by a nearby or distant city.
Urban Geography is divided into six main parts, which explain and discuss: * the field of urban geography and the importance of a global perspective * the historical growth of cities from the earliest times and the urban geography of the major world regions * the dynamics of urban structure and land use change in Western Cities * economy, society and politics in the Western city * the economic, social, political and environmental challenge faced by the Third World City * an overview on the future of cities and cities of the future. Specific features include the clearly structured and accessible text, superb illustrations which include a full colour plate section and over 150 informative diagrams, global case studies which are boxed throughout, a glossary of terms and key words which are highlighted throughout the text, chapter summaries and key points, and annotated further reading lists.
Table of Contents
- Part One: The study of Urban Geography 1: Urban geography: from global to local
- 2: Concepts and theory in urban geography
- Part Two: An Urbanising World 3: The origins and growth of cities
- 4: The global context of urbanisation and urban change
- 5: Regional perspectives on urbanisation and urban change
- 6: National urban systems Part Three: Urban Structure and Land Use in the Western City 7: Land use in the city
- 8: Urban planning and policy
- 9: New towns
- 10: Residential mobility and neighbourhood change
- 11: Housing problems and housing policy
- 12: Urban retailing
- 13: Urban transportation Part Four: Living in the City - Economy, Society and Politics in the Western City 14: The economy of cities
- 15: Poverty and deprivation in the Western city
- 16: National and local responses to urban economic change
- 17: Collective consumption and social justice in the city
- 18: Residential differentiation and communities in the city
- 19: Urban liveability
- 20: Power, politics and urban governance Part Five: Urban Geography in the Third World 21: Third World urbanisation within a global urban system
- 22: The internal structure of Third World cities
- 23: Rural-urban migration in the Third World
- 24: Urban economy and employment in the Third World
- 25: Housing the Third World urban poor
- 26: Environmental problems in Third World cities
- 27: Health in the Third World city
- 28: Traffic and transport in the Third World city
- 29: Poverty, power and politics in the Third World city Part Six: Prospective - The Future of the City: Cities of the Future 30: The future of the city - cities of the future
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