Key Concepts in Urban Geography (Key Concepts in Human Geography): 0
Language: English
Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2009
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- Title
- Key Concepts in Urban Geography (Key Concepts in Human Geography): 0
- Author
- Latham, Alan
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1412930421
- ISBN 13
- 9781412930420
- Item weight
- 340 grams
"This book embraces the complexities of city form in a wide-ranging, readable, well-informed, and highly interdisciplinary analysis of key topics in urban studies. With its fresh approach, this book provides an accessible entry point for the newcomer to urban geography, yet also delivers creative insights for those with greater familiarity."
―Steven K. Herbert, University of Washington
"This extraordinary collage of sophisticated essays on key terms in urban geography both provides a conventional basis to and recasts innovatively a burgeoning field in the discipline."
―Roger Keil, co-Editor, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
Key Concepts in Urban Geography is a new kind of textbook that forms part of an innovative set of companion texts for the human geography sub-disciplines. Organized around 20 short essays, Key Concepts in Urban Geography provides a cutting edge introduction to the central concepts that define contemporary research in urban geography.
Key Features
- Offers an introductory chapter providing a succinct overview of the recent developments in the field
- Provides over 20 key concept entries with comprehensive explanations, definitions, and evolutions of the subject
- Presents extensive pedagogic features that enhance understanding including a glossary, figures, diagrams, and further reading
Key Concepts in Urban Geography is an ideal companion text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in urban geography and covers the expected staples of the sub-discipline from global cities and urban nature to transnational urbanism and virtuality. Written by an internationally recognized set of authors, Key Concepts in Urban Geography is an essential addition to any geography student′s library.
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About the Author
Alan Latham is a Professor of Human Geography at University College London. His research focuses on sociality, social infrastructure, and the public life of cities more generally. He has undertaken research in Germany, America, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Sweden on cities as diverse as Auckland, London, New York, Eugene (OR), Malmo, Berlin, and Champaign-Urbana. Before moving to UCL he held academic positions at the University of Southampton, and the University of Auckland.
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