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Urban geography : an introductory analysis /
Urban Geography: An Introductory Analysis, Second Edition provides a concise and pertinent description of geography in the urban area. Analysis of such factors as town planning, climate, and soil chemistry is given. A section of the book enumerates the elements of urban growth. The historical backgr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
[1972]
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| Edición: | 2d edition. |
| Colección: | Pergamon Oxford geographies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Urban Geography: An Introductory Analysis; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; EDITOR'S FOREWORD TO THE SERIES; PREFACE; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1. FACTORS IN URBAN GROWTH; The Origin of the First Cities; The Extension of Urban Life to Europe; The Medieval Revival of Urban Growth; The Impact of the Industrial Revolution; Current Factors behind Urban Growth; Selected Reading; CHAPTER 2. URBAN SOCIETY AND URBAN FORM; The Colonial City; The Urge to Build in the Grand Manner.
- The Search for an Ideal CityTransport and the Urban Plan; Selected Reading; CHAPTER 3. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN POPULATIONS; Rural and Urban Contrasts; Internal Population Variations; Intra-Urban Migration; Gradients of Population Density within Cities; Selected Reading; CHAPTER 4. OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN POPULATIONS; The Structure of Urban Occupations; The Basic/Non-basic Concept; Theoretical Objections to the Basic/Non-basic Concept; Occupations and the Classification of Cities; Recent Developments in Urban Classification; Selected Reading.
- CHAPTER 5. THE LOCATION, SPACING AND SIZE OF URBAN SETTLEMENTSFactors in the Location of Cities; Urban Zones of Influence; The Hinterlands of a Metropolis; The Urban Hierarchy; Central Place Theory; Further Reading; CHAPTER 6. THE CITY CENTRE; Accessibility as a Characteristic Feature; The Three-dimensional Quality of City Centres; The Absence of Residential Population; Manufacturing in the Central Business District; Internal Specialization within the City Centre; Selected Reading; CHAPTER 7. RESIDENTIAL SUBURBS; Suburban Growth in Britain and the United States between the Wars.
- Developments since the Second World WarThe Rise of Distinctive Residential Areas; Suburban Retail Outlets; The Journey to Work; The Rural-Urban Fringe; The Limitation of Urban Spread; Selected Reading; CHAPTER 8. MANUFACTURING AREAS IN CITIES; The Attraction of Large Cities for Industry; Industrial Areas Close to the City Centre; The Expansion of Suburban Manufacturing; Industrial Areas Dependent upon Bulk Transport; Selected Reading; CHAPTER 9. THEORIES OF URBAN STRUCTURE; The Concentric Theory; The Sector Theory; The Multi-centred City; Gradient Analysis; The Form of the Pre-industrial City.
- The Dual Structure of Colonial CitiesCurrent Models of Urban Development; Selected Reading; A NOTE ON FURTHER READING; INDEX.