Urban Geography: A Global Perspective

by Michael Pacione

Book Overview

Today, for the first time in the history of Humankind urban dwellers outnumber rural residents. Urban places, towns and cities, are of fundamental importance - for the distribution of population within countries; in the organization of economic production, distribution and exchange; in the structuring of social reproduction and cultural life; and in the allocation and exercise of power. Furthermore, in the course of the present century the number...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415462029
• ISBN13: 9780415462020
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 744 Pages
• Weight: 2.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Dry but Useful.

This book surveys major ideas in comparative Urban Geography. It is not a fun read, but it is chock full of useful information presented in text, chart and table forms. For those of us studying international relations or geography it is a useful resource with information that can undergird our research and writing in any number of areas that deal with cities throughout the world.