Working, Housing: Urbanizing: The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU (SpringerBriefs in Global Understanding)

by PeterJ.Taylor (Contributor), Allen J . Scott (Contributor), JenniferRobinson (Author)

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  Paperback
  2016

  $24.81

  This book presents an incisive outline of the historical development and geography of cities. 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.