The study of urban geography /
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| Format: | Book |
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London:
Arnold,
c1995
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. The study of urban geography
- 2. The process of urbanization
- 3. Urban places - central, periodic and dispersed
- 4. Hierarchies, spheres of influence and urban systems
- 5. Central place theory: problems and development
- 6. Urban functions and town classification
- 7. Urban land-use: general problems
- 8. Planning the city
- 9. Transport in towns
- 10. Urban location of economic activity: CBD
- 11. Urban location of economic activity: industry and office uses
- 12. The residential area of the city
- 13. Residential areas of the city: the housing market and institutional influences
- 14. Problem areas of the city: inner city
- 15. Problem areas of the city: urban periphery and suburbia
- 16. Images of the city: city living and use of city space
- 17. The socialist city
- 18. The city in the developing world
- 19. Town plan and townscape
- 20. Conclusion: urbanization and urban geography
- References
- Index