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Working, Housing: Urbanizing [electronic resource] : The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU / by Jennifer Robinson, Allen J. Scott, Peter J. Taylor.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: SpringerBriefs in Global UnderstandingPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016Edition: 1st ed. 2016Description: XV, 60 p. 11 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783319451800
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 307.76 23
LOC classification:
  • GF125
Online resources:
Contents:
Cities in Time and Space -- Working -- Housing -- Conclusion Remarks: Urbanization -- the Future.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book presents an incisive outline of the historical development and geography of cities. It focuses on three themes that constitute essential foundations for any understanding of urban form and function. These are: (a) the shifting patterns of urbanization through historical time, (b) the role of cities as centers of production and work in a globalizing world, and (c) the diverse housing and shelter needs of urban populations. The book also explores a number of critical urban problems and the political challenges that they pose. Empirical evidence from urban situations on all five continents is brought into play throughout the discussion. .
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Cities in Time and Space -- Working -- Housing -- Conclusion Remarks: Urbanization -- the Future.

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This book presents an incisive outline of the historical development and geography of cities. It focuses on three themes that constitute essential foundations for any understanding of urban form and function. These are: (a) the shifting patterns of urbanization through historical time, (b) the role of cities as centers of production and work in a globalizing world, and (c) the diverse housing and shelter needs of urban populations. The book also explores a number of critical urban problems and the political challenges that they pose. Empirical evidence from urban situations on all five continents is brought into play throughout the discussion. .

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