Cities of the world : world regional urban development / edited by Stanley D. Brunn...[ et.al]

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham: 2008.Description: xxxi, 2300 pISBN:

9780742555976

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DDC classification:

307.76 CIT

Contents:

World urban development / Donald J. Zeigler, Maureen Hays-Mitchell and Stanley D. Brunn -- Cities of the United States and Canada / Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short -- Cities of Middle America and the Caribbean / Irma Escamilla, Joseph L. Scarpaci and Adrian Guillermo Aguilar -- Cities of South America / Maureen Hays-Mitchell and Brian J. Godfrey -- Cities of Europe / Linda McCarthy and Boian Koulov -- Cities of Russia / Jessica K. Graybill and Beth A. Mitchneck -- Cities of the Greater Middle East / Donald J. Zeigler and Dona J. Stewart -- Cities of Sub-Saharan Africa / Garth Myers and Francis Owusu -- Cities of South Asia / George Pomerit and Ashok K. Dutt -- Cities of Southeast Asia / James Tyner -- Cities of East Asia / Jack F. Williams and Kam Wing Chan -- Cities of Australia and the Pacific Islands / Robyn Dowling and Pauline McGuirk -- Cities of the future / Stanley D. Brunn, Rina Ghose and Mark Graham.

Summary: "Providing an overview of world urban geography, a group of experts explores the eleven major global regions. Each author presents the region's urban history, economy, culture, and society, as well as urban spatial models and problems and prospects. Environmental, human security, globalization, and cyberspace topics are fully developed as well. Vignettes of seventy-eight key cities give the reader a vivid understanding of daily life and the "spirit of place." An introductory chapter presents an overview of key terms and concepts, and a concluding chapter projects the world's urban future."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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World urban development / Donald J. Zeigler, Maureen Hays-Mitchell and Stanley D. Brunn --
Cities of the United States and Canada / Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short --
Cities of Middle America and the Caribbean / Irma Escamilla, Joseph L. Scarpaci and Adrian Guillermo Aguilar --
Cities of South America / Maureen Hays-Mitchell and Brian J. Godfrey --
Cities of Europe / Linda McCarthy and Boian Koulov --
Cities of Russia / Jessica K. Graybill and Beth A. Mitchneck --
Cities of the Greater Middle East / Donald J. Zeigler and Dona J. Stewart --
Cities of Sub-Saharan Africa / Garth Myers and Francis Owusu --
Cities of South Asia / George Pomerit and Ashok K. Dutt --
Cities of Southeast Asia / James Tyner --
Cities of East Asia / Jack F. Williams and Kam Wing Chan --
Cities of Australia and the Pacific Islands / Robyn Dowling and Pauline McGuirk --
Cities of the future / Stanley D. Brunn, Rina Ghose and Mark Graham.

"Providing an overview of world urban geography, a group of experts explores the eleven major global regions. Each author presents the region's urban history, economy, culture, and society, as well as urban spatial models and problems and prospects. Environmental, human security, globalization, and cyberspace topics are fully developed as well. Vignettes of seventy-eight key cities give the reader a vivid understanding of daily life and the "spirit of place." An introductory chapter presents an overview of key terms and concepts, and a concluding chapter projects the world's urban future."--Jacket.

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