ABSTRACT

This book presents a selection of readings to present varied opinions, approaches and reports from various international professional journals. Among the journals represented are: Regional Science Association Journal, The Canadian Geographer, The Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Economic Geography, Landscape, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and Land Economics.

This book was first published in 1970.

 

 

 

section I|120 pages

City Origin and Location

chapter 2|15 pages

Cities and Urban Geography

chapter 4|25 pages

American Metropolitan Evolution

chapter 7|8 pages

Technology and Urban Form

chapter 8|6 pages

Urban Growth Characteristics

chapter 10|10 pages

The Nature of Cities

section II|205 pages

Making a Living in Cities

chapter 24|7 pages

Towns and Umlands

section III|136 pages

The Effects of Urbanization

chapter 28|13 pages

The Kind of Problem a City Is

chapter 30|5 pages

Why Planners Fail

chapter 31|10 pages

A Concept of Rural-Urban Regions

chapter 34|13 pages

A Tale of Two Cities

chapter 35|10 pages

Who Does What in Urban Renewal?

chapter 36|10 pages

Zoning Administration in Vancouver

chapter 37|12 pages

A Theory of Slums

chapter 39|11 pages

Let Us Make Our Cities Efficient

chapter 40|10 pages

Cumbernauld New Town