Urban World/Global City

By David Clark and David Clark

Book Overview

This book identifies and accounts for the characteristics of the contemporary city and of urban society. It analyzes the distribution and growth of settlements and explores the social and behavioral characteristics of urban living. The latest theoretical and empirical developments and insights are synthesized and presented in an accessible and engaging way. This second edition has been extensively updated and referenced. Each chapter includes sets of learning objectives, annotated readings and topics for discussion. Well-illustrated throughout, it will be essential reading for students of geography, sociology and development studies and all who seek an understanding of how the urban world has evolved and how it will change in the twenty-first century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415320984
• ISBN13: 9780415320986
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

very informative for the general public

We are using this book for our perspectives class and it is really an interesting piece of collection of ideas and thoughts. The author relies on a lot of data to prooove his points which I think is very necessary in this kind of studies. The only problem which I have is that the author does not mention much about the asian subcontinent of India, which in my opinion is very useful and informative to the readers of books such as these.