Author : Michael Pacione
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 16,97 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 9780415252713
Author : Philip Kivell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,7 MB
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1134882033
First Published in 2004. Presents a broad analysis of land use patterns and processes in urban areas. Land has the greatest significance for the spatial patterning and functioning of modern urban settlements and societies - providing the basic morphological elements of the city, it is a source of social and economic power, is intimately bound up with environmental issues and lies at the heart of planning. This book examines the way in which land is allocated and used in both theoretical and practical senses. The author examines the empirical data to reveal the sources and nature of land, how land is used and how those uses are changing in the contemporary city. Particular attention is paid to the misuse of land through vacancy or dereliction. He also explores the importance of land ownership and the principles of land policy using case studies. Finally, he assesses the land use implications of major urban change - deindustrialization, counter-urbanization and new technology. For the first time the overall significance of land use and ownership are examined in an urban geographical and planning context.
Author : Michael Pacione
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 27,23 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 9780415252706
Author : Michael Pacione
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 27,44 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780415191968
This text is an introduction to the study of towns and cities. The book synthesizes a wealth of material to provide a comprehensive introduction for students of urban geography, drawing on a rich blend of theoretical and empirical information, to advance their knowledge of the city. For the first time in the history of humankind, urban dwellers outnumber rural residents and this trend is destined to continue. Urban places, towns and cities are of fundamental importance: for the distribution of population within countries; in the organization of economic production, distribution and exchange; in the structuring of social reproduction and cultural life; and in the allocation and exercise of power. Even those living beyond the administrative or functional boundaries of a town or city, will have their lifestyle influenced to some degree by a nearby or distant city.
Author : Ernest Watson Burgess
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 14,35 MB
Release : 1935
Category : Sociology, Urban
ISBN :
Author : V. Henderson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1081 pages
File Size : 42,52 MB
Release : 2004-07-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0080495125
The new Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics: Cities and Geography reviews, synthesizes and extends the key developments in urban and regional economics and their strong connection to other recent developments in modern economics. Of particular interest is the development of the new economic geography and its incorporation along with innovations in industrial organization, endogenous growth, network theory and applied econometrics into urban and regional economics. The chapters cover theoretical developments concerning the forces of agglomeration, the nature of neighborhoods and human capital externalities, the foundations of systems of cities, the development of local political institutions, regional agglomerations and regional growth. Such massive progress in understanding the theory behind urban and regional phenomenon is consistent with on-going progress in the field since the late 1960's. What is unprecedented are the developments on the empirical side: the development of a wide body of knowledge concerning the nature of urban externalities, city size distributions, urban sprawl, urban and regional trade, and regional convergence, as well as a body of knowledge on specific regions of the world—Europe, Asia and North America, both current and historical. The Handbook is a key reference piece for anyone wishing to understand the developments in the field.
Author : United States. Federal Housing Administration
Publisher : Federal Housing Administration
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 21,61 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : National Academy of Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 50,63 MB
Release : 2001-06-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309170729
As the world's population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governmentsâ€"and scientistsâ€"everywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three most populous countries have joined forces in an unprecedented effort to understand the linkage between population growth and land-use change, and its implications for the future. By examining six sites ranging from agricultural to intensely urban to areas in transition, the multinational study panel asks how population growth and consumption directly cause land-use change, and explore the general nature of the forces driving the transformations. Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes explains how disparate government policies with unintended consequences and globalization effects that link local land-use changes to consumption patterns and labor policies in distant countries can be far more influential than simple numerical population increases. Recognizing the importance of these linkages can be a significant step toward more effective environmental management.
Author : Michael Pacione
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 39,36 MB
Release : 2009-03-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1134043090
This is the most comprehensive and readable book on urban geography in the array of contemporary literature on the subject.
Author : Man Singh Das
Publisher : M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 50,42 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788185880358
The book,Sociology in Latin America ,deals with three areas-rural sociology demography-and the study of Latin American Societies.The purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to the study of population,rural and urban societies and gerontology in various less developed and developing countries of Latin AmericaThis book is a valuable source indicatin the influence of history,cultural conflict and the dynamics of modernization and industrialization on various social institution.
