ABSTRACT

This is the third major revision of a text first published in 1982 with the title Urban Geography: A First Approach and in 1990 as Cities in Space: City as Place. The study of urban geography remains an important part of the geographical curriculum both in schools and in higher education. This book analyses life in an urban society and in a world which is being transformed by the processes of urbanization: to study urban geography is to study environments and phenomena significant to our everyday lives. This is an introductory text which aims to present both more traditional and newer approaches to urban geography in an accessible and educational way.

chapter 1|16 pages

The concerns of urban geography

chapter 2|27 pages

Urban origins and change over time

chapter 4|28 pages

Understanding the urban system

chapter 5|35 pages

The urban economy

chapter 7|19 pages

Transport issues in the city

chapter 8|38 pages

Urban services

chapter 9|43 pages

The residential mosaic

chapter 10|13 pages

Minority groups and segregated areas

chapter 11|41 pages

The city as a social world

chapter 12|41 pages

Social problems and the city

chapter 13|16 pages

Urban trends and urban policies