David H. Kaplan, James O. Wheeler, Steven R. Holloway; Thomas W. Hodler, cartographer
Pt. 1. Introduction to cities and urban geography -- 1. An introduction to urban geography -- 2. The origins and development of cities -- Pt. 2. Metropolitan systems -- 3. Evolution of the American urban system -- 4. Globalization and the urban system -- 5. Telecommunications and the city -- Pt. 3. Economic landscape of the city -- 6. Urban land use, the central business district and the growth of the suburbs -- 7. Landscapes of production -- Pt. 4. The social landscape of the city -- 8. Slicing the urban pie, models of social geography -- 9. Urban housing markets, sprawl, blight, and regeneration --01. Segregation, race, and urban poverty -- 11. Immigration, ethnicity, and urbanism -- Pt. 5. The political landscape of the city -- 21. Metropolitan governance and fragmentation -- 31. Planning the better city -- Pt. 6. Cities around the world -- 41. Cities in the developed world -- 51. Cities in the less developed world -- 61. Regional variations in urban structure and form