Edited by Stanley D. Brunn - Cities of the World: Regional Patterns and Urban Environments

Cities of the World

Regional Patterns and Urban Environments

SEVENTH EDITION

EDITED BY

STANLEY D. BRUNN, DONALD J. ZEIGLER, MAUREEN HAYS-MITCHELL, AND JESSICA K.GRAYBILL

Executive Editor: Susan McEachern

Assistant Editor: Katelyn Turner

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Cities of the World, Seventh Edition, is dedicated to
Stanley D. Brunn,
geographer extraordinaire, who has
richly earned the title Editor Emeritus for his
imaginative leadership in launching the first edition
of Cities of the World in 1982, for his friendship to
the editors and authors of all editions, for his steady
hand in guiding five revisions of the book, and for the
inspiration he provided for this, the seventh edition.

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Cities of the World has become a staple of urban geography and urban studies courses that emphasize international perspectives on the city. With each edition, the popularity of the book has swelled, and its use has expanded into courses beyond geographyurban and regional planning, global affairs, anthropology, sociology, history, and economicsat both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

This, the seventh edition of Cities of the World, continues the traditions of previous editions in that it calls on teams of regional experts to explain and interpret cities in their parts of the world using geographys twin perspectives: the perspective of space and the perspective of humanenvironment relationships. Accordingly, each regional team has provided a historical perspective on urban growth and development, profiles of key cities in each region, models that help us think more clearly about a citys internal structure, and discussions of problems and challengesfor city residents, planners, and policymakerslooming on the horizon. However, with new and renewed emphasis on climate change and international migration, the seventh edition also stakes out new territory. And, we continue to present a full-color version of urban geography by including copious graphics and well over one hundred photographs documenting the life and landscapes of over one hundred cities, including two-thirds of the worlds megacities.

All thirteen chapters in this seventh edition have been substantially revised and some introduce new author teams, whom we welcome warmly. They bring fresh perspectives and expertise to the project. Most authors have conducted extensive fieldwork in their region and also travelled extensively in both rural and urban areas, and many have lived long-term in their region. The organization of this edition is similar to the previous six. The book end chapters explore contemporary world urbanization (chapter 1) and the future of cities (chapter 13). The remaining eleven chapters are devoted to urbanization and cities in major world regions. Each chapter begins with two facing pages; on the left side, a regional map that shows the major cities and, on the right, a table of basic statistical information about cities and urbanization in each region and a list of ten salient points about that regions urban experience are provided. All chapters conclude with a list of resources that can be used by the student and instructor for additional information about cities in that region or specific cities.

We owe a debt of gratitude to many individuals who have played major roles in helping this seventh edition see the light of day. We thank all chapter authors for providing timely, insightful, and well-written chapters, and we thank Alexis Ellis for her valuable cartographic contribution. Susan McEachern of Rowman and Littlefield has provided long-standing support for this volume and previous ones. Her eye for detail, continuity, and change is unmatched. Susans team at Rowman and Littlefield worked to ensure the high quality of this edition, and we thank them for their commitment, timely support, and attention to detail throughout the process. Finally, we thank our families whose enthusiastic and selfless support made this project enjoyable and possible.

As always, we welcome feedback from students and teachers on ways to ensure that subsequent editions will make learning about the worlds cities and global urbanization more useful, appealing, challenging, and rewarding. We hope you enjoy this latest edition.

Stanley D. Brunn

Donald J. Zeigler

Maureen Hays-Mitchell

Jessica K. Graybill

JESSICA K. GRAYBILL, MAUREEN HAYS-MITCHELL, AND DONALD J. ZEIGLER