Library Catalog
Summary
A contemporary introduction to urban geography by a renowned scholar in the field. As the growing world population increasingly comes to live in cities, the field of urban geography will continue to expand in numbers and significance. This book encompasses both systems of cities and the internal geography of metro areas.
Call Number
GF 125 .K37 2004
Edition
1st ed.
Publication
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Publishing Inc, 2004
Description
xvi, 484 p : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Subjects
City And Town Life - Textbooks Human Geography - Textbooks Urban Geography - Textbooks
Contents and Notes
1. Introduction to cities and urban geography -- 1. An introduction to urban geography -- 2. The origins and development of cities -- 2. Metropolitan systems -- 3. Evolution of the American urban system -- 4. Globalization and the urban system -- 5. Telecommunications and the city -- 3. Economic landscape of the city -- 6. Urban land use, the central business district and the growth of the suburbs -- 7. Landscapes of production -- 4. The social landscape of the city -- 8. Slicing the urban pie, models of social geography -- 9. Urban housing markets, sprawl, blight, and regeneration -- 10. Segregation, race, and urban poverty -- 11. Immigration, ethnicity, and urbanism -- 5. The political landscape of the city -- 12. Metropolitan governance and fragmentation -- 13. Planning the better city -- 6. Cities around the world -- 14. Cities in the developed world -- 15. Cities in the less developed world -- 16. Regional variations in urban structure and form.
Authors and Contributors
Kaplan, David H
System ID
2392551c51
ISBN
9780471451587
Authors and Contributors
Kaplan, David H
Forms and Genres
Book
Non-Fiction
Subjects
City And Town Life
Textbooks
Human Geography
Urban Geography