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Graeme Hugo - New Forms of Urbanization: Beyond the Urban-Rural Dichotomy - 9781138254831 - V9781138254831
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New Forms of Urbanization: Beyond the Urban-Rural Dichotomy

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Description for New Forms of Urbanization: Beyond the Urban-Rural Dichotomy Paperback. Editor(s): Champion, Reader in Population Geography Tony (University of Newcastle upon Tyne). BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
There is increasing appreciation in the social sciences that context is an important element in understanding social, economic, cultural, political and demographic processes. An important element in context is the type of settlement in which people live and work and so, it is vital to be able to categorise people into particular settlements types. This book brings together a leading team of social scientists to present the latest information on urbanization around the world, highlighting examples of development patterns that are not adequately captured by the UN's type of reporting systems and drawing attention to other ways of representing ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138254831
SKU
V9781138254831
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Graeme Hugo
Tony Champion is Professor of Population Geography at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Graeme Hugo is Professor of Geography and Director of National Key Centre in Social Applications of Geographical Information Systems at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

Reviews for New Forms of Urbanization: Beyond the Urban-Rural Dichotomy
'This book is a milestone in our understanding of the way cities are developing as we head towards a post-industrial, global world. Everyone interested in what our cities will look like in the 21st century should read this book.' Professor Michael Batty, University College London, UK 'The book is indeed a valuable contribution towards conceptualising the rapid rural-urban ... Read more

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