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Urban geography / David Kaplan, James Wheeler, Steven Holloway.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 512 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0471798150 (hbk.)
  • 9780471798156 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.76
Contents:
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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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) GF 125 K17u 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000116737

Previous ed.: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Introduction to Cities and Urban Geography.

1. An Introduction to the Changing Field of Urban Geography P.1.

2. The Origins and Development of Cities P.26.

Pt. II. Metropolitan Systems.

3. The Evolution of the American Urban System P.61.

4. Globalization and the Urban System P.88.

5. Telecommunications and the City P.117.

Pt. III. The Economic Landscape of the City.

6. Urban Land Use: The CBD and the Growth of the Suburbs P.143.

7. Landscapes of Production P.167.

Pt. IV. The Social Landscape of the City.

8. Foundations of Urban Social Landscapes P.190.

9. Urban Housing Markets: Sprawl, Blight, and Regeneration P.220.

10. Segregation, Race, and Urban Poverty P.256.

11. Immigration, Ethnicity, and Urbanism P.293.

Pt. V. The Political Landscape of the City.

12. Metropolitan Governance and Fragmentation P.333.

13. Planning the Better City P.360.

Pt. VI. Cities Around the World.

14. Cities in the Developed World P.395.

15. Cities in the Less Developed World P.425.

16. Regional Variations in Urban Structure and Form in the Less Developed World P.455.

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