TY - BOOK AU - Carter, Harold TI - The study of urban geography SN - 9780713165890 U1 - 307.76 PY - 1995/// CY - London PB - Arnold N1 - Introduction: the study of urban geography The process of urbanization Urban places - central, periodic and dispersed Hierarchies, spheres of influence and local and national systems Some problems associated with Central Place Theory and its development Urban functions and classification of towns Urban land-use: general problems Planning the city Transport in towns The urban location of economic activity: the central business district The urban location of economic activity: industry and office uses The residential area of the city The residential areas of the city: the housing market and institutional influences Some problems of the city: the inner city Some problems of the city: the urban periphery and suburbia Images of the city: living in the city and the use of city space The socialist city The city in the developing world Town plan and townscape Conclusion: urbanization and urban geography ER -