Urban Residential Patterns: An Introductory Review
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
What forces shape the places we call home, and why do cities sort themselves into such strikingly distinct neighbourhoods? Urban Residential Patterns: An Introductory Review by R. J. Johnston presents a rigorous and systematic examination of the spatial organisation of housing within modern cities, drawing on the author's expertise as a Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Johnston chronicles the complex interplay of social, economic, and demographic forces that produce the residential geographies of urban environments, offering readers a comprehensive framework for understanding how and why people come to live where they do. Grounded in geographic and social theory, the work argues that residential patterns are not accidental but are shaped by deeply embedded processes of segregation, migration, and urban planning policy. Johnston's style is precise and analytical, guiding students and scholars alike through a wealth of empirical evidence and theoretical models with admirable clarity. A landmark introductory text in urban geography, it raises questions about inequality and spatial justice that remain urgently relevant — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of our social world is written into the very streets we inhabit.
Author: R. J. Johnston
Format: Hardback
Genre: Geography & Earth science
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
What forces shape the places we call home, and why do cities sort themselves into such strikingly distinct neighbourhoods? Urban Residential Patterns: An Introductory Review by R. J. Johnston presents a rigorous and systematic examination of the spatial organisation of housing within modern cities, drawing on the author's expertise as a Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Johnston chronicles the complex interplay of social, economic, and demographic forces that produce the residential geographies of urban environments, offering readers a comprehensive framework for understanding how and why people come to live where they do. Grounded in geographic and social theory, the work argues that residential patterns are not accidental but are shaped by deeply embedded processes of segregation, migration, and urban planning policy. Johnston's style is precise and analytical, guiding students and scholars alike through a wealth of empirical evidence and theoretical models with admirable clarity. A landmark introductory text in urban geography, it raises questions about inequality and spatial justice that remain urgently relevant — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of our social world is written into the very streets we inhabit.