Full Description
Written by a highly experienced and respected author, within the context of an increasingly urbanised world, this book shows why and how geography matters in understanding cities and will be a valuable resource for academics, lecturers and students on urban geography and planning courses.
Contents
Why cities matter, why their geographies matter;
Thinking about the urban: models and frameworks;
Cities in the world: world cities and ordinary cities;
The social worlds of the city;
Social order and the city;
The rise of the entrepreneurial city;
Politics and power: spaces of hope, spaces of despair;
Conclusion.
