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The Urban Mosaic - Towards a Theory of Residential Differentiation

English · Paperback / Softback

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This detailed study examines the concept of the city as a mosaic of social worlds.

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Preface; 1. The city as a mosaic of social worlds; 2. Ecological structure and factor structure; 3. The bases of residential differentiation; 4. Residential differentiation and social change; 5. The spatial patterning of residential differentiation; Summary and conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

This study sees the city as a mosaic of social worlds, demonstrating that much of the manifold variation in the social characteristics of populations living in different parts of the city may be summarized in terms of a small number of factors relating to social rank, style of life preferences and ethnicity.

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Authors Timms, Duncan Timms
Publisher Cambridge University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 02.06.2010
 
EAN 9780521099882
ISBN 978-0-521-09988-2
No. of pages 286
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
Weight 468 g
Series Cambridge Geographical Studies
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography

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