Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development - Hardcover

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9780742555976: Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0742555976 ISBN 13: 9780742555976

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008

A fifth edition of this book is now available. This fully updated and revised fourth edition of the classic text offers readers a comprehensive set of tools for understanding the urban landscape, and by extension the world's politics, cultures, and economies. Providing a sweeping overview of world urban geography, a group of noted experts explores the eleven major global regions. Liberally illustrated with a new selection of photographs, maps, and diagrams, the text also includes a rich array of boxed vignettes. Clearly written and timely, this text will be invaluable for those teaching introductory or advanced classes on global cities, regional geography, and urban studies.

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Review:

Cities of the World is comprehensive and presents in-depth discussions of world cities that are shaped by different historical, geographical, political, and cultural circumstances. I highly recommend this excellent text to undergraduate classes in general education, geography, planning and urban studies, international development, and to anyone interested in world cities and regions. Journal Of Geography Outstanding! This thoroughly updated classic offers a comprehensive portrayal of the character and complexity of the world's cities. Contemporary trends and issues that continue to reshape all corners of the globe unfold here in a thoroughly accessible manner. Whether one considers environmental issues, growth trends, tourism appeal, or historical context, Cities of the World delivers for the reader. Appropriate as both a textbook and reference tool, urbanists in all fields will gain from the insights that geographers present here. Students of the humanities, social sciences, and business disciplines will equally benefit. -- Truman A. Hartshorn, Georgia State University

About the Author:

Stanley D. Brunn is professor of geography at the University of Kentucky. Maureen Hays-Mitchell is associate professor of geography at Colgate University. Donald J. Zeigler is professor of geography at Old Dominion University.

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