TY - BOOK AU - Thorns,David C. TI - The transformation of cities: urban theory and urban life SN - 0333745973 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave KW - SOCIOLOGIA URBANA KW - CIUDADES N1 - DonaciĆ³n 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 ER -