The Isolated City State: An Economic Geography of Urban Spatial Structure

by Yorgos Y. Papageorgiou

Originally published in 1990, The Isolated City State asks the questions, why have the world's major cities experienced explosive growth? Why does the socio-economic status in North America roughly increase with distance from the city centre, while the socio-economic status in South America roughly decreases? What are the reasons behind the sudden decline of some large, central cities? Will recovery if it happens be equally rapid? Generally,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113849061X
• ISBN13: 9781138490611
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 490 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"