Cities of the World

Stanley D. Brunn is emeritus professor of geography at the University of Kentucky. Maureen Hays-Mitchell is professor of geography at Colgate University. Donald J. Zeigler is professor of geography at Old Dominion University. Jessica K. Graybill is associate professor of geography at Colgate University.

This important book, put together by a team of editors and contributing authors who are specialists in different regions of the world, explores major cities of the globe. The introductory chapter examines the patterns of world urban development, urban economy, theoretical aspects of cities, urban services, problems, and challenges. The 11 chapters that follow provide key urban facts, historical perspectives, profiles of distinctive cities, spatial models, urban problems, and prospects for each subregion of the world. The concluding chapter then presents five scenarios of future cities. This updated edition explains and interprets major cities of the world by using the perspectives of space and human-environment relationships, emphasizes issues such as climate change and international migration, and contains color photographs of over 100 cities around the world. This well-organized, one-volume study of major and distinctive cities from around the world should be a must read for both instructors and students. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.

• List of Illustrations Preface 1 World Urban DevelopmentJessica K. Graybill, Maureen Hays-Mitchell, and Donald J. Zeigler Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes The World Urban System: Prospects until 2050 World Urbanization: Past Trends City Functions and Urban Economies Theories of the Spatial Structure of Cities Urban Challenges Concepts, Terms, and Definitions Suggested Resources 2 Cities of the United States and CanadaNathaniel M. Lewis and Kai Kenttamaa-Squires Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes Historical Overview Models of Urban Structure Distinctive Cities Urban Problems and Prospects Urban Environmental Issues Conclusions Suggested Resources 3 Cities of Middle AmericaRebecca Clouser, Yadira Mendez-Lemus, and John C. Finn Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes Historical Evolution of Urban Development Attempts to Model Middle American Cities Contemporary Urban Systems Distinctive CitiesUrban Trends, Challenges, and Prospects Conclusion Suggested Resources 4 Cities of South AmericaBrian J. Godfrey, Maureen Hays-Mitchell, and Risa Whitson Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes Urban Patterns and Trends in South America Critical Issues Historical Perspectives on South American Cities Urban Spatial Models Distinctive Cities Urban Challenges and Prospects Prospects for the Future Suggested Resources 5 Cities of EuropeLinda McCarthy, Joseph Brady, and Niamh Moore-Cherry Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes Historical Perspectives on Urban Development Globalization, Urban Policy, and Planning Changing Urban Structure and Functions Urban Models Distinctive Cities Urban Trends, Challenges, and Prospects Suggested Resources 6 Cities of Russia and Central AsiaJessica K. Graybill, Megan Dixon, and Elena Trubina Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes Historical Evolution of the Urban System Contemporary Russia: Reconfiguring the Urban System Distinctive Cities Prospects for the Future Suggested Resources 7 Cities of the Middle East and North AfricaZia Salim and Donald J. Zeigler Key Urban FactsKey Chapter Themes Historical Evolution Urban Structures: Models and Transects Contemporary Urban Patterns Urban Landscapes: Form and Function Distinctive Cities Urban Trends, Challenges, and Prospects Conclusion Suggested Resources 8 Cities of Sub-Saharan AfricaGarth A. Myers, Francis Owusu, and Angela Gray Subulwa Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes African Urbanization Historical Geography of Urban Development Distinctive Cities Urban Challenges Prospects for the Future Suggested Resources 9 Cities of South AsiaAshok Dutt, George Pomeroy, Vandana Wadhwa, and Ishrat Islam Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes Urban Patterns at the Regional Scale Historical Perspectives on Urban Development Models of Urban Structure Distinctive Cities Globalization, City Marketing, and Urban Violence Urban Challenges Suggested Resources 10 Cities of Southeast AsiaJames Tyner and Arnisson Andre OrtegaKey Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes Historical Geography of Urban Development Recent Urbanization Trends Models of Urban Structure Distinctive CitiesUrban Challenges Prospects for the Future Suggested Resources 11 Cities of East AsiaPiper Gaubatz and David W. Edgington Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes The Historical Development of East Asian Cities Internal Structure of East Asian Cities Distinctive Cities Urban Problems and Their Solutions Prospects for the Future Suggested Resources 12 Cities of Australia and the Pacific IslandsRobyn Dowling and Pauline McGuirk Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes Historical Foundations of Urbanism Contemporary Urban Patterns and Processes Distinctive Cities Trends and Challenges Suggested Resources 13 Cities of the FutureJohn Rennie Short Key Urban Facts Key Chapter Themes Five Urban Imaginaries The Global City The Neoliberal City The Green City The Securitized City The Utopian City Conclusion Suggested Resources Appendix Cover Photo Credits About the Editors and Contributors