Urban Social Geography: An Introduction (6th edition)

The sixth edition of this highly respected and long-running text builds and improves upon the successful structure, thought-provoking writing style and clear presentation of previous editions. Tracing urban social geography through its theoretical underpinnings to current debates, this new edition takes account of recent critical work while also presenting the foundations and development of the subject. It explicitly relates key issues to contemporary cultural and economic life in cities, producing coverage that is stimulating, relevant and engaging for students.
Key Features
Written in a lively and accessible style
Highly illustrated throughout with new photographs and informative diagrams and tables
Key questions and concepts for each chapter help you identify and apply the key themes
Chapter summaries provide revision and reflection opportunities
Suggested reading encourages further investigation
Extensive glossary of key terms, highlighted in the text and elaborated upon at the book end
New to this edition
New and updated boxed features identifying key thinkers, debates and trends
Updated coverage of recent key developments affecting urban social geography, including: the credit crunch; French urban riots; Hurricane Katrina; mass immigration in western cities; the impact of the Internet, and the future of suburbia
Updated key film lists provide pointers for cinematic coverage of urban social geography, and there are new sections on urban-based novels
Companion website containing annotated weblinks, essay questions and project assignments, at www.pearsoned.co.uk/knox
This text is essential reading for students of urban geography, social geography, planning, and sociology, and will be of key interest more broadly within human geography and the social sciences.