The millennium marked a symbolic transition in the history of human settlement. Over half of the world's six billion people now live in towns and cities. The wo
This book identifies and accounts for the characteristics of the contemporary city and of urban society. It analyzes the distribution and growth of settlements
This book identifies and accounts for the characteristics of the contemporary city and of urban society. The latest theoretical and empirical developments are s
How Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China deal with such urban environmental issues as ports, goods movement, air pollution, water quality, transportation, and publ
Winner of the Regional Studies Association's Best Book Award 2018. In the last few decades, many global cities and towns have experienced unprecedented economic