Students will learn to analyze urban development in a range of cities. The World? Cities concludes with an original essay by the editor that helps students understand how an analysis incorporating a combination of theoretical perspectives and factors can provide a richer appreciation of the world? city dynamics.Review"The book does a great job of including three major, but usually separate, perspectives on urban studies. In general however, most catastrophes leave a city or region, and the global economy, worse off than if they had not occurred. Introduction to the process of urbanization from a global perspective by exploring. The World? Cities offers instructors and students in higher education an accessible introduction to the three major perspectives influencing city-regions worldwide: City-Regions in a World System Nested City-Regions and The City-Region as the Engine of Economic Activity/Growth.The book provides students with helpful essays on each perspective, case studies to illustrate each major viewpoint, and discussion questions following each reading. The Worlds Cities: Contrasting Regional, National, and Global Perspectives 1st Edition is written by A.J. The World's Cities: Contrasting Regional, National, and Global Perspectives (The Metropolis and Modern Life)
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