The Geography of Towns

ISBN-13: 9780202309965 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 160 str.

Arthur Smailes

Opis

The Geography of Towns provides a concise but thorough introduction to the important subject of urban geography. It traces the development of urban areas from the earliest sites of Nineveh, Aleppo, and Agade to modern megalopolises and strip cities, and deals authoritatively with problems of classifi cation and ranking, location and type, origins, and course of development, and the relationship of the city to its region and nation.

Spis treści

Maps, 1 The origin and bases of towns: I. Olden towns, 2 The origin and bases of towns: II. Modern towns, 3 The setting of towns, 4 Towns and cultures, 5 The morphology of towns I. Urban regions, 6 The morphology of towns: IL The development of the town structure, 7 Town and region: the urban field, Note on reading, Index

O autorze

Arthur E. Smailes