Making Sense of Cities: A geographical survey (Hodder Arnold Publication) - Softcover

Badcock, Blair

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340742240 ISBN 13: 9780340742242

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

In 2000, for the first time, a majority of the world's population was living in cities. The trend towards increasing urbanization shows no sign of slowing and the third millennium looks set to be an unprecedentedly urban one.
'Making Sense of Cities' provides an up-to-date, vibrant and accessible introduction to urban geography. It offers students a sense of the patterns and processess of urbanization and the spatial organisation of cities, recognizing the significance of globalization, economics, politics and culture from a range of perspectives. Above all, it seeks to provide a relevant approach, inviting students to engage with competing theories of the urban and to assess them against the background of their own opinions and personal experience.
Examples and case studies are drawn from a range of international settings, from San Francisco to Shanghai, Sydney to Singapore, giving a genuinely global coverage. The book is written in a fresh and engaging stlye, and is fully illustrated throughout. It is designed to appeal to any student of the urban and will be essential to students of geography, urban studies, town planning and land economy.

About this title

About the Author:

Blair Badcock is at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

Review:

This book is very accessible and gives a good overview of the main topics, it is certainly recommendable for brief introductions in urban studies for sociologists, geographers and other social scientists.
Int. Journal of Environment and Pollution

Making Sense of Cilites: A Geographical Survey offers a strong option for general urban geography courses if a political economy approach with global coverage is desired. Badcock sets a vibrant tone early in the text, engaging his audience by advocating the pursuit of useful knowledge applied to current urban problems.
Environment and Planning A

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0340742240
• ISBN 13: 9780340742242
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288