18701

1960-

,

David H. Kaplan, James O. Wheeler, Steven R. Holloway ; Thomas W. Hodler, cartographer

2th ed

Wiley

xvi, 484 p.: ill, maps

Index

Pt. 1. Introduction to cities and urban geography -- 1. An introduction to urban geography -- 2. The origins and development of cities -- Pt. 2. Metropolitan systems -- 3. Evolution of the American urban system -- 4. Globalization and the urban system -- 5. Telecommunications and the city -- Pt. 3. Economic landscape of the city -- 6. Urban land use, the central business district and the growth of the suburbs -- 7. Landscapes of production -- Pt. 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 -- Pt. 5. The political landscape of the city -- 12. Metropolitan governance and fragmentation -- 13. Planning the better city -- Pt. 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.

AU Wheeler, James O. joint author , AU Holloway, Steven R. joint author , AU Hodler, T. W. joint author , joint author , joint author , joint author , joint author , joint author , joint author

GF

125

.K37

2009

jannati

1388/09/17

0471451584 ,

Includes bibliographical references

2009