Includes glossary. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
I. Urbanization and Urban Geography --- 2. The Origins and Growth of Cities --- 3. The Foundations of the American Urban System --- 4. Urban Systems in Transition --- 5. The Foundations of Urban Form and Land Use --- 6. Changing Metropolitan Form --- 7. Urbanization in the Less Developed Countries --- 8. Urban Form and Land Use in the Less Developed Countries --- 9. Urban Problems and Responses in the Less Developed Countries --- 10. The City as Text: Architecture and Urban Design --- 11. The Urban Development Process --- 12. The Residential Kaleidoscope --- 13. How Neighborhoods Change --- 14. Urbanization, Urban Life, and Urban Spaces --- 15. Problems of Urbanization --- 16. The Politics of Change: Urbanization and Urban Governance --- 17. Urban Policy and Planning --- 18. Urban Futures.
Summary:
This book provides a coherent, comprehensive introduction to urban geography. It offers a historical and process-oriented approach with a North American focus that also provides a global context and comparative international perspective. From a global perspective, the authors examine urban trends and their outcomes in both the developed and the less developed countries in order to understand, analyze, and interpret the landscapes, economies, and communities of towns and cities around the world.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.