Cities of the World World Regional Urban Development |
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Editor:
| Brunn, Stanley D. Hays-Mitchell, Maureen Zeigler, Donald J. |
Contribution by:
| Ali, Amal Benton-Short, Lisa Boland, Alana Brothers, Tim Chan, Kam Wing Chatterjee, Ipsita Dixon, Megan Dowling, Robyn Dutt, Ashok K. Escamilla, Irma Ghose, Rina Godfrey, Brian J. Graham, Mark Gray, Angela Graybill, Jessica K. Johnson, Corey Lewis, Nathaniel M. McCarthy, Linda McGuirk, Pauline Myers, Garth A. Ortega, Arnisson Andre Owusu, Francis Pomeroy, George M. Scarpaci, Joseph L. Stewart, Dona J. Tyner, James |
ISBN: | 978-1-4422-1284-8 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $121.00 |
Book Description:
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Remarkably, more than half of the world's population now lives in cities, and the numbers grow daily as people abandon rural areas. This fully updated and revised fifth edition of the classic text offers readers a comprehensive set of tools for understanding the urban landscape, and, by extension, the world's politics, cultures, and economies.
Remarkably, more than half of the world's population now lives in cities, and the numbers grow daily as people abandon rural areas. This fully updated and revised fifth edition of the classic text offers readers a comprehensive set of tools for understanding the urban landscape, and, by extension, the world's politics, cultures, and economies.