Kaplan, David H., 1960-

Urban geography / David Kaplan, James Wheeler, Steven Holloway. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2009. - xv, 512 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Previous ed.: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to Cities and Urban Geography. An Introduction to the Changing Field of Urban Geography The Origins and Development of Cities Metropolitan Systems. The Evolution of the American Urban System Globalization and the Urban System Telecommunications and the City The Economic Landscape of the City. Urban Land Use: The CBD and the Growth of the Suburbs Landscapes of Production The Social Landscape of the City. Foundations of Urban Social Landscapes Urban Housing Markets: Sprawl, Blight, and Regeneration Segregation, Race, and Urban Poverty Immigration, Ethnicity, and Urbanism The Political Landscape of the City. Metropolitan Governance and Fragmentation Planning the Better City Cities Around the World. Cities in the Developed World Cities in the Less Developed World Regional Variations in Urban Structure and Form in the Less Developed World

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Urban geography.
Human geography.
City and town life.
Urban geography--United States.
Geografía urbana.
Ciudades y pueblos.
Géographie urbaine.
Géographie humaine.
Vie urbaine.
Géographie humaine--États-Unis.

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