Urban Geography

Name: Urban Geography
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ISBN: 9780471798156

ISBN-10: 0471798150

ISBN-13: 9780471798156

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: David Kaplan, Steven Holloway, James O. Wheeler

List price: $185.95

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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. * Offers a good balance of theory, concepts and empirical examples. * Primary focus in the United States, with a chapter on global cities and three chapters on cities around the world. * Oriented directly to pressing urban issues such as restructuring, blight, sprawl, and segregation.

Book details

List price: $185.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/21/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English




An Introduction to the Changing Field of Urban Geography



The Origins and Development of Cities



The Evolution of the American Urban System



Globalization and the Urban System



Telecommunications and the City



Urban Land Use: The CBD and the Growth of the Suburbs



Landscapes of Production



Foundations of Urban Social Landscapes



Urban Housing Markets: Sprawl, Blight, and Regeneration



Segregation, Race, and Urban Poverty



Immigration, Ethnicity, and Urbanism



Metropolitan Governance and Fragmentation



Planning the Better City



Cities in the Developed World



Cities in the Less Developed World



Regional Variations in Urban Structure and Form in the Less Developed World