Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-191) and index.
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Why urban geography? -- New cities, new urban geographies -- Changing approaches in urban geography -- The changing economic geography of the city -- Urban policy and regeneration -- Transforming the image of the city -- Recent urban change -- Unequal cities -- Sustainability and the city -- Your urban geographies.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This text introduces both traditional and contemporary approaches and perspectives in urban geography. It explores the roles played by global cities, governments and institutions in forming and changing urban landscapes. This third edition has a new concluding chapter giving students' ideas for their dissertations.