Product Description

Providing an authoritative and stimulating global introduction to the study of towns and cities, this updated second edition has been extensively revised to reflect feedback from readers and to incorporate the latest research and developments.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #399139 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 740 pages

Review
'I heartily endorse Pacione's new text. It is a worthy successor in a noble line of excellent texts on urban geography seen from the British viewpoint that has included Carter, Herbert, Johnstone and Clarke. Indeed, in some respects it is in a class of its own ... all in all, in pedagogic terms, Pacione sets a new standard that authors of other undergraduate texts will feel compelled to try and emulate.' - Tony Champion, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

From the Back Cover
This book synthesises a wealth of material to provide a comprehensive introduction for students of urban geography, drawing on a rich blend of theoretical and empirical information, to advance their knowledge of the city. For the first time in the history of humankind, urban dwellers outnumber rural residents and this trend is destined to continue. Urban places, towns and cities are of fundamental importance: for the distribution of population within countries; in the organisation of economic production, distribution and exchange; in the structuring of social reproduction and cultural life; and in the allocation and exercise of power. Even those living beyond the administrative or functional boundaries of a town or city, will have their lifestyle influenced to some degree by a nearby or distant city.
Urban Geography is divided into six main parts, which explain and discuss:
*The field of urban geography and the importance of a global perspective
*The historical growth of cities from the earliest times and the urban geography of the major world regions
*The dynamics of urban structure and land use change in Western cities
*Economy, society and politics in the Western city
*The economic, social, political and environmental challenges faced by the Third World city
*The future of cities and cities of the future
Specific features include:
*Clearly structured and accessible text
*Superb illustrations: full colour plate section, over 150 informative diagrams
*Global case studies, boxed throughout
*Glossary of terms and key words, highlighted throughout the text
*Chapter summaries, key points and study questions
*Annotated further reading lists

About the Author
Michael Pacione is Professor and Chair of Geography at the University of Strathclyde. He has held academic positions in Queens University Belfast, the University of Guelph, Ontario and the University of Vienna. Professor Pacione has published nineteen books, as well as numerous research papers in an international range of academic and professional journals. His books include: Glasgow: The Socio-Spatial Development of the City (1995); Britain's Cities: Geographies of Division in Urban Britain (1997); and Applied Geography: Principles and Practice (1999).