Encyclopedia of World Cities

ISBN-13: 9781579581312 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 758 str.

Immanuel Ness;Immanuel Ness

Opis

This work has as its subject those cities that are most important to the world in terms of their cultural, historic, economic, demographic or political significance. The main text is of city profiles, focusing on specific areas of significance for each city: economy, demographics, labour, culture, crime, education, health, housing, land and the environment. The profiles also incorporate data that rank each city on the basis of more than 75 indicators - to help researchers understand how a particular city may be compared to those in the same part of the world or in different places - for example, Third World as opposed to European cities.

This encyclopedia, in A-Z format, has as its subject those cities that are the most important to the world in terms of their cultural, historic, economic, demographic or political significance: some 150 world cities are included. City profiles focus on areas such as economy, demographics, labour, culture, crime, education, health, housing, land and environment etc., as well as incorporating data that ranks each city on the basis of more than 75 indicators. This enables researchers to make direct comparisons between cities in different parts of the world.

O autorze

Immanuel Ness