This text introduces both traditional and contemporary approaches and perspectives in urban geography. It explores the roles played by global cities, governments and institutions in forming and changing urban landscapes.
This text introduces both traditional and contemporary approaches and perspectives in urban geography. It explores the roles played by global cities, ...
Today, for the first time in the history of Humankind urban dwellers outnumber rural residents. Urban places, towns and cities, are of fundamental importance for the distribution of population within countries; in the organization of economic production, distribution and exchange; in the structuring of social reproduction and cultural life; and in the allocation and exercise of power. Furthermore, in the course of the present century the number of urban dwellers and level of global urbanisation are destined to increase. Even those living beyond the administrative or functional boundaries...
Today, for the first time in the history of Humankind urban dwellers outnumber rural residents. Urban places, towns and cities, are of fundamental ...
This title presents a comprehensive overview of contemporary developments and research into the geography of the Third World, at a time when economies and societies there were changing at a much more rapid rate than their counterparts in the developing world.
This title presents a comprehensive overview of contemporary developments and research into the geography of the Third World, at a time when economies...
This work, first published in 1987, presents an overview of recent developments in all the major branches of social geography. As such it provides a valuable introduction to the subject, a review of the latest state of the art and a pointer to future research directions.
This work, first published in 1987, presents an overview of recent developments in all the major branches of social geography. As such it provides a v...
This title presents an overview of contemporary developments in all the major branches of the discipline. As such it provides a valuable introduction to the subject, a review of the latest state of the art and a pointer to future research directions.
This title presents an overview of contemporary developments in all the major branches of the discipline. As such it provides a valuable introduction ...
This title presents an overview of contemporary developments in all the major branches of the discipline. As such it provides a valuable introduction to the subject, a review of the latest state of the art and a pointer to future research directions.
This title presents an overview of contemporary developments in all the major branches of the discipline. As such it provides a valuable introduction ...
First published in 1986, this book presents a comprehensive overview of the contemporary state of knowledge in the field of population geography. It discusses the contemporary state of the art and surveys new research developments and new thinking in the major branches of the subject. It thereby provides an introductory guide to contemporary trends and forms a reference point for future development in the subject.
First published in 1986, this book presents a comprehensive overview of the contemporary state of knowledge in the field of population geography. I...
This title presents a comprehensive overview of the latest state of knowledge in the field of population geography. It discusses the latest state of the art and surveys new research developments and new thinking in the major branches of the subject.
This title presents a comprehensive overview of the latest state of knowledge in the field of population geography. It discusses the latest state of t...
Urban problems and their resolution represent one of the major challenges for planners and decision makers in the modern world. This book, first published in 1990, makes a major contribution to the field, presenting an international and interdisciplinary approach to the challenges presented by the urban environment. The coverage is comprehensive, ranging from the economic and political dimensions of the capitalist system, to the issues of poverty and deprivation and questions about housing equity. This is an essential reference guide to social, economic and environmental problems in urban...
Urban problems and their resolution represent one of the major challenges for planners and decision makers in the modern world. This book, first publi...