Urban Geography

A Global Perspective

By Michael Pacione

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About the Book

For the first time in the history of humankind, urban dwellers outnumber rural residents and this trend is destined to continue. Urban places, towns and cities are of fundamental importance: even those living beyond the administrative or functional boundaries of a town or city, will have their lifestyle influenced to some degree by a nearby or distant city.

An authoritative and stimulating introduction to the study of towns and cities, this book synthesizes a wealth of material to provide a comprehensive introduction for students of urban geography. It draws on a rich blend of theoretical and empirical information, to advance their knowledge of the city. Divided into six main parts, it explains and discusses:

A practical text, this clearly structured and coherent book features superb illustrations (including a full colour plate section and over 150 informative diagrams), global case studies, a glossary of terms and key words, chapter summaries and key points, and annotated further reading lists.

Table of Contents

Part One: The study of Urban Geography 1: Urban Geography: From Global to Local; 2: Concepts and Theory in Urban Geography; Part Two: An Urbanising World 3: The Origins and Growth of Cities; 4: The Global Context of Urbanisation and Urban Change; 5: Regional Perspectives on Urbanisation and Urban Change; 6: National Urban Systems Part Three: Urban Structure and Land Use in the Western City 7: Land Use in the City; 8: Urban Planning and Policy; 9: New Towns; 10: Residential Mobility and Neighbourhood Change; 11: Housing Problems and Housing Policy; 12: Urban Retailing; 13: Urban Transportation Part Four: Living in the City - Economy, Society and Politics in the Western City 14: The Economy of Cities; 15: Poverty and Deprivation in the Western City; 16: National and Local Responses to Urban Economic Change; 17: Collective Consumption and Social Justice in the City; 18: Residential Differentiation and Communities in the City; 19: Urban Liveability; 20: Power, Politics and Urban Governance Part Five: Urban Geography in the Third World 21: Third World Urbanisation within a Global Urban System; 22: The Internal Structure of Third World Cities; 23: Rural-Urban Migration in the Third World; 24: Urban Economy and Employment in the Third World; 25: Housing the Third World Urban Poor; 26: Environmental Problems in Third World Cities; 27: Health in the Third World City; 28: Traffic and Transport in the Third World City; 29: Poverty, Power and Politics in the Third World City Part Six: Prospective - The Future of the City: Cities of the Future 30: The Future of the City - Cities of the Future

About the Author(s)

Michael Pacione is Professor and Chair of Geography at the University of Strathclyde. He has held academic positions in Queens University Belfast, the University of Guelph, Ontario and the University of Vienna. Professor Pacione has published nineteen books, as well as numerous research papers in an international range of academic and professional journals. His most recent books include: Glasgow: The Socio-Spatial Development of the City (1995); Britain's Cities: Geographies of Division in Urban Britain (1997); and Applied Geography: Principles and Practice (1999).