The author surveys the theories of defining towns and cities, of distinguishing urban from rural environments, and of classifying cities; he provides an account of the historical process of urbanization and a description of the characteristics of pre-industrial and Western cities; and he discusses the problems of the city in relation to its region.
- ISBN10 0195003373
- ISBN13 9780195003376
- Publish Date 1 April 1985 (first published September 1966)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 July 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press, USA
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Language English