Atlas of cities / edited by Paul Knox.

Title & Author:

Atlas of cities / edited by Paul Knox.

Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2014.
©2014

Description:

256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm X 29 cm

Notes:
"Copyright © 2014 Ivy Press Limited."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-249) and index.
Foreword / Richard Florida -- Introduction / Paul Knox -- The foundational city / Lila Leontidou, Guido Martinotti -- The networked city / Raf Verbruggen, Michael Holyer, Peter Taylor -- The imperial city / Asli Ceylan Oner -- The industrial city / Jane Clossick -- The rational city / Andrew Herod -- The global city / Ben Derudder, Peter Taylor, Michael Holyer, Frank Witlox -- The celebrity city / Elizabeth Currid-Halkett -- The megacity / Jan Nijman, Michael Shin -- The instant city / Lucia Cony-Cidade -- The transnational city / Jan Nijman, Michael Shin -- The creative city / Paul Knox -- The green city / Heike Mayer -- The intelligent city / Kevin C. Desouza -- Glossary.
Text in English.

Summary:

More than half the world's population lives in cities, and that proportion is expected to rise to three-quarters by 2050. Urbanization is a global phenomenon, but the way cities are developing, the experience of city life, and the prospects for the future of cities vary widely from region to region. The Atlas of Cities presents a unique taxonomy of cities that looks at different aspects of their physical, economic, social, and political structures; their interactions with each other and with their hinterlands; the challenges and opportunities they present; and where cities might be going in the future.

ISBN:

0691157812
9780691157818

Subject:

Urbanization.
Urbanization Maps.
Cities and towns Growth.
Cities and towns Growth Maps.
Cities and towns History.
Cities and towns History Maps.
Urbanization History.
Urbanisation.
Villes Croissance.
Villes Histoire.
Urbanisation Histoire.
urbanization.
suburban growth.
urban sprawl.
POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy City Planning & Urban Development.
Cities and towns
Stadt
Großstadt
Verstädterung
Geografia urbana.
Cartografia urbana.
Cartografia temàtica.
Städer.
Storstäder.
Urbanisering.
Society.

Form/genre:

atlases.
Atlases
Maps
History
Books.
Atlas.

Added entries:

Knox, Paul L., editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 287845
Call No.: BIB 229248
Status: Available

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