Working, Housing: Urbanizing : The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU / by Jennifer Robinson, Allen J. Scott, Peter J. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Jennifer, Author.

Scott, Allen John, Author.

Taylor, Peter J., Author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in Global Understanding , 2509-7784

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban geography.

Labor economics.

Human geography.

Economic development.

Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).

Labor Economics.

Human Geography.

Regional Development.

Local Subjects:

Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).

Labor Economics.

Human Geography.

Regional Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIII, 60 p. 11 illus., 7 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book presents an incisive outline of the historical development and geography of cities. It focuses on three themes that constitute essential foundations for any understanding of urban form and function. These are: (a) the shifting patterns of urbanization through historical time, (b) the role of cities as centers of production and work in a globalizing world, and (c) the diverse housing and shelter needs of urban populations. The book also explores a number of critical urban problems and the political challenges that they pose. Empirical evidence from urban situations on all five continents is brought into play throughout the discussion. .

Contents:

Cities in Time and Space

Working

Housing

Conclusion Remarks: Urbanization

the Future.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

CC BY

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Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9783319451800

3319451804

OCLC:

1066191066

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access