Urban Geography - Softcover

Kaplan, Dave H.; Wheeler, James O.; Holloway, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047135998X ISBN 13: 9780471359982

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Synopsis:

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. It is a contemporary introduction to urban geography by a scholar in the field.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 047135998X
• ISBN 13: 9780471359982
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 504