Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Knox, Paul L.

Description

1. 256 pages : color illustrations, maps; 29 cm

Summary

1. More than half the world's population lives in cities, and that proportion is expected to rise to three-quarters by 2050. Urbanization is a global phenomenon, but the way cities are developing, the experience of city life, and the prospects for the future of cities vary widely from region to region. The Atlas of Cities presents a unique taxonomy of cities that looks at different aspects of their physical, economic, social, and political structures; their interactions with each other and with their hinterlands; the challenges and opportunities they present; and where cities might be going in the future.

Subject

1. Cities and towns > History
2. Urbanization
3. Cities and towns > Growth

Contents

1. The foundational city -- The networked city -- The imperial city -- The industrial city -- The rational city -- The global city -- The celebrity city -- The megacity -- The instant city -- The transnational city -- The creative city -- The green city -- The intelligent city.

Call number

1. Map Div. 14-9246

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

1. Text in English.

Title

1. Atlas of cities / edited by Paul Knox.

Publisher

1. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2014.

Copyright date

1. ©2014

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

1. Text in English.

Added author

1. Knox, Paul L., editor.

LCCN

1. 2013954981

ISBN

1. 0691157812
2. 9780691157818

Research call number

1. Map Div. 14-9246