How cities work : an introduction /

How Cities Work: An Introduction discusses how cities work and compares methods used in understanding the cities. Organized into five parts, this book begins by elucidating the interactions between city and its region, as well as between people and facilities. Subsequent part explains how the intera...

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Main Author: Needham, Barrie
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Elmsford, N.Y. : Pergamon Press, 1977.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:How Cities Work: An Introduction discusses how cities work and compares methods used in understanding the cities. Organized into five parts, this book begins by elucidating the interactions between city and its region, as well as between people and facilities. Subsequent part explains how the interactions of activities, people, and buildings cause activities to cluster into functional areas and how functional areas interact with each other. The effect of public policies on cities and an economic viewpoint on how cities work are also described. This book will be valuable to citizens and planner.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 185 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780080205298
0080205291
9781483146294
1483146294