Interest in urban social problems has become particularly acute in recent years as the range and intensity of those problems has become more apparent. This collection of essays conveys the elements of a geographical approach to the topic by focusing upon some of the social problems and the ways in which they may be studied, and forming an overall assessment of the geographers role in evaluating and solving them. The book is divided into three main parts. Part One offers some quite divergent perspectives on the general question of the nature and origin of social problems in cities. Part Two provides a series of case studies of specific problems, including health, crime, violence, race, education, and the elderly. In Part Three two papers address the related issues of the merits or otherwise of area-based policies for the solution of problems and explanations in which the nature of area figures prominently, in the geographical tradition. A Second Edition of this work is currently in preparation.

Social Problems and the City: Geographical Perspectives

Politics & Social Sciences

Herbert, David T.

Smith, David M. (eds.)

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

This Very Short Introduction answers four basic questions: what is Geography, how do geographers work, why is Geography important, and where is the discipline of Geography heading? Geography has always been important, though it has had only a short history as an academic discipline and is much misunderstood. Modern Geography has come a long way from its historical roots in exploring foreign lands, in mapping the world and in describing the physical and human features of the Earth's surface. There are two parts to the discipline: Physical Geography, which covers natural environments and landscapes; and Human Geography, which investigates people and the cultural landscape. Physical and human geographers commonly do not agree with each other. But there are also common elements and Geography as a whole has an important role as a bridge between the sciences and the humanities. Using wide-ranging examples, the book paints a broad picture of the current state of Geography, its subject matter, concepts and methods, how it developed, and its strengths and weaknesses. The book's conclusion is no less than a manifesto for Geography's future. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Geography: A Very Short Introduction

Matthews, John A.

History

Cities in Space: Cities As Place

Thomas, Colin J.

Barnes & Noble Imports

Presents original research into contemporary geographical aspects of the study of crime. The criminal justice system is examined in detail including the operations of community/police consultative committees and sentencing variations. This book should be of interest to lecturers, students and researchers in geography, criminology and sociology, and all those immediately involved in dealing with crime today.

The Geography of Crime

Evans, David J.

Routledge

Explores contemporary urban geography using the concept of ``community''. Links theoretical concepts with empirical experience. Produces an interpretation of the complex social pattern of European and North American cities through its themes of local social interaction, community interaction, sense of place, planned neighborhoods and caring communities.

Communities within Cities: An Urban Social Geography

Davies, Wayne K. D.

Belhaven Press

Sociology

Cities in Space City as Place Third Edition David T. Herbert and Colin J. Thomas This third edition of Cities in Space: City as Place incorporates new material and ideas to update the popular second edition and will help students gain a firm overall grasp of urban geography. Designed for higher education courses in universities and colleges, the book 
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<li>reviews the key ideas and concepts of the subject area</li> <li>reviews changing empirical approaches</li> <li>demonstrates both the rich heritage of urban geography and the momentum of new ideas and approaches</li> <li>recognises the interdisciplinary qualities of urban studies and uses ideas derived from other subjects to enrich the text</li> <li>demonstrates the relevance of more recent concepts such as globalisation, local cultures and social construction which have a natural place in urban—social geography.</li> </ul> While the subject of urban social geography has tended to fragment into specialisms in recent years, the author’s aim is to help preserve its whole context and show its cohesion as well as its range and diversity. Also of interest The European City A Western Perspective Second Edition David Burtenshaw and Michael Bateman 1-85346-030-3

Cities in Space: City as Place

wiley

Urban Geography: A First Approach

John Wiley&Sons

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