Making Sense of Cities: A Geographical Survey

ISBN-13: 9780340742242 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 288 str.

Badcock Blair

Opis

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.

Recenzje

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

Spis treści

Preface Introduction. Urbanization processes and patterns in an era of globalization
Urban systems and the growth of cities
Geography of wealth creation in cities
Location of economic activity in cities
Work performed in cities
Housing markets and residential location in cities
Social and cultural mosaic of cities
City environments and lving conditions
Urban politics and the management of cities
Outlook for the urban millennium
Bibliography.

O autorze

Badcock, Blair