Working, Housing: Urbanizing: The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU [Paperback]

This book presents an incisive outline of the historical development and geography of cities.  It focuses on three themes that constitute essential foundations for any understanding of urban form and function. These are: (a) the shifting patterns of urbanization through historical time, (b) the role of cities as centers of production and work in a globalizing world, and (c) the diverse housing and shelter needs of urban populations.  The book also explores a number of critical urban problems and the political challenges that they pose. Empirical evidence from urban situations on all five continents is brought into play throughout the discussion. 

Cities in Time and Space.- Working.- Housing.- Conclusion Remarks: Urbanization -- the Future.Released to accompany the International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) Covers some of the most important questions currently being debated by urban scholars Written in an accessible, nontechnical style for the general reader Refers to concrete urban situations in both rich and poor countries Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extrasOpen Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to tl3U