The transformation of cities : urban theory and urban life.
- 1a. ed.
- New York : Palgrave, 2002.
- 258 p.
Donación de la familia de Hilda Herzer. Contenido: 1. Introduction. An Urban Millennium. Urban Analysis and Urban Transformation. Structure of the Book -- 2. Industrial-Modern Cities. Origins and Growth of the Pre-industrial City. Industrial City. Suburban Development in First-world Cities during the Twentieth Century. Explanations for the Growth and Shape of the Industrial-Modern City -- 3. Demographic Change and the City. Introduction. Demography of Global Cities. Household Structure Changes. Youth versus Age. Regional Changes -- Urbanising World. Changes to Regional Spatial Distributions. Migration and City Change -- 4. Global Cities. Introduction. Modern to Postmodern Cities. Socio-economic Analysis -- Postmodernity. Two Faces of the Postmodern City.