Making Sense of Cities: A geographical survey - Hardcover

Badcock, Blair

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340742232 ISBN 13: 9780340742235

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

In 2000, for the first time, a majority of the world's population was living in cities. The trend towards increasing urbanization shows no sign of slowing and the third millennium looks set to be an unprecedentedly urban one.



'Making Sense of Cities' provides an up-to-date, vibrant and accessible introduction to urban geography. It offers students a sense of the patterns and processess of urbanization and the spatial organisation of cities, recognizing the significance of globalization, economics, politics and culture from a range of perspectives. Above all, it seeks to provide a relevant approach, inviting students to engage with competing theories of the urban and to assess them against the background of their own opinions and personal experience.



Examples and case studies are drawn from a range of international settings, from San Francisco to Shanghai, Sydney to Singapore, giving a genuinely global coverage. The book is written in a fresh and engaging stlye, and is fully illustrated throughout. It is designed to appeal to any student of the urban and will be essential to students of geography, urban studies, town planning and land economy.

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Review

It is up-to-date, gives a brief historical background to each topic and is well referenced. The text is very readable and is well illustrated with black and white maps and diagrams. This is a first class text for undergraduate courses in urban geography. A-level students will also benefit from reading it. All university, college and school libraries should have a copy.
Geography

Synopsis

A point has been reached globally where the numbers of people living in cities will soon exceed those in the countryside. The new millennium will be the 'urban millennium' as never before with the growth of mega-cities found now in all continents and the globe's interlocking commodity and international finance networks. Making Sense of Cities provides an up-to-date, vibrant and accessible introduction to urban geography. It gives students a sense of the patterns and processes of urbanization and cities, recognizing the significance of globalization, economics, politics and culture from a range of perspectives. Above all, it provides a sense of relevance, inviting students to engage with competing theories and to ask themselves whether what is being proposed is consistent with their personal experience.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340742232
• ISBN 13: 9780340742235
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288