Cities first came into existence more than five thousand years ago. How to deal with these
partly fascinating, partly frightening creatures of mankind, both practically and intellectually …

This innovative book marks a significant departure from tradition anlayses of the evolution of
cultural landscapes and the interpretation of past environments. Maps of Meaning proposes …

In this paper, I make a critical assessment of the ways that issues relating to the
'gentrification'of inner-city neighbourhoods have been conceptualised, especially in North …

Geography and Geographers continues to be the most comprehensive and up-to-date
overview of human geography available. It provides a survey of the major debates, key …

'Space'and'place'are concepts central to both geography and sport. Places, for example, are
the means of identifying most sports teams, while sport both affects, and is affected by, the …

The long-awaited second edition of this highly successful text on urban sociology retains the
distinctive character and focus of the original, while taking fully into account recent …

Complexity, Cognition and the City aims at a deeper understanding of urbanism, while
invoking, on an equal footing, the contributions both the hard and soft sciences have made …

Half the world's children live in cities and the proportion is growing. Their environment
critically determines their futures and the world they will make as adults. This text, by an …

This introduction to the development of new theoretical approaches to human geography
sets out to explain the key features of these new approaches, and to trace their antecedents …

This chapter provides an overview of the evolution of urban theories, beginning with what
are often thought of as the 'founding fathers'–they were all men–of urban sociology at the …