Kaplan, David H. 1960- creator Wheeler, James O. Holloway, Steven R. text nju Hoboken, NJ Wiley c2009 2009 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xv, 512 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Pt. 1. Introduction to cities and urban geography -- 1. An introduction to urban geography -- 2. The origins and development of cities -- Pt. 2. Metropolitan systems -- 3. Evolution of the American urban system -- 4. Globalization and the urban system -- 5. Telecommunications and the city -- Pt. 3. Economic landscape of the city -- 6. Urban land use, the central business district and the growth of the suburbs -- 7. Landscapes of production -- Pt. 4. The social landscape of the city -- 8. Slicing the urban pie, models of social geography -- 9. Urban housing markets, sprawl, blight, and regeneration --10. Segregation, race, and urban poverty -- 11. Immigration, ethnicity, and urbanism -- Pt. 5. The political landscape of the city -- 12. Metropolitan governance and fragmentation -- 13. Planning the better city -- Pt. 6. Cities around the world -- 14. Cities in the developed world -- 15. Cities in the less developed world -- 16. Regional variations in urban structure and form in the less developed world specialized David Kaplan, James Wheeler, Steven Holloway Includes bibliographical references and index Urban geography Textbooks Human geography Textbooks City and town life Textbooks 0471798150 9780471798156 UMP 080403 20251117145554.0 vtls000026211