TY - BOOK AU - Kaplan,David H. AU - Wheeler,James O. AU - Holloway,Steven R. TI - Urban geography SN - 9780471798156 AV - GF125 .K37 2009 PY - 2009///] CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - John Wiley KW - Urban geography KW - Human geography KW - City and town life KW - United States N1 - Previous edition: 2004; -- Contents; Pt. I Introduction to Cities and Urban Geography; 1 An Introduction to the Changing Field of Urban Geography; 2 The Origins and Development of Cities; Pt. II Metropolitan Systems; 3 The Evolution of the American Urban System; 4 Globalization and the Urban System; 5 Telecommunications and the City; Pt. III The Economic Landscape of the City; 6 Urban Land Use: The CBD and the Growth of the Suburbs; 7 Landscapes of Production; Pt. IV The Social Landscape of the City; 8 Foundations of Urban Social Landscapes; 9 Urban Housing Markets: Sprawl, Blight, and Regeneration; 10 Segregation, Race, and Urban Poverty; 11 Immigration, Ethnicity, and Urbanism; Pt. V The Political Landscape of the City; 12 Metropolitan Governance and Fragmentation; 13 Planning the Better City; Pt. VI Cities Around the World; 14 Cities in the Developed World; 15 Cities in the Less Developed World; 16 Regional Variations in Urban Structure and Form in the Less Developed World; Index; Credits; Photo Credits ER -