An updated and expanded new edition of this popular and well established text, designed for the new generation of A level specifications. 1. Urbanisation 2. A historical perspective of the growth of cities 3. Urban settlement patterns 4. The internal structure of cities 5. Social patterns in cities 6. Patterns of inequality 7. The economic base of the city 8. Processes and planning 9. The urban future 10. Decision-making exercise: Calcutta

Table of Contents

Urbanization; a historical perspective of the growth of cities; urban settlement patterns; the internal structure of cities; social patterns in cities; patterns of inequality; the economic base of the city; processes and planning; the urban future; decision-making exercise - Calcutta.

Author Biography

Corrin Flint is Head of Geography at King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham. David Flint is a Senior Lecturer at Newman College of Higher Education, Birmingham