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Kaplan, David H., 1960-

Urban geography / David H. Kaplan, James O. Wheeler, Steven R. Holloway ; Thomas W. Hodler, cartographer. - [Hoboken, NJ] : Wiley, 2004. - xvi, 484 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Introduction to cities and urban geography -- 1. An introduction to urban geography -- 2. The origins and development of cities -- Pt. 2. Metropolitan systems -- 3. Evolution of the American urban system -- 4. Globalization and the urban system -- 5. Telecommunications and the city -- Pt. 3. Economic landscape of the city -- 6. Urban land use, the central business district and the growth of the suburbs -- 7. Landscapes of production -- Pt. 4. The social landscape of the city -- 8. Slicing the urban pie, models of social geography -- 9. Urban housing markets, sprawl, blight, and regeneration --10. Segregation, race, and urban poverty -- 11. Immigration, ethnicity, and urbanism -- Pt. 5. The political landscape of the city -- 12. Metropolitan governance and fragmentation -- 13. Planning the better city -- Pt. 6. 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.

ISBN: 0471451584 (WIE) 047135998X

LCCN: 2004298933

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Urban geography--Textbooks.
Human geography--Textbooks.
City and town life--Textbooks.

LC Class. No.: GF125 / .K37 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 307.76 T