World's Cities

<p><em>The World’s Cities</em> offers instructors and students in higher education an accessible introduction to the three major perspectives influencing city-regions worldwide: City-Regions in a World System; Nested City-Regions; and The City-Region as the Engine of Economic Activity/Growth.</p><p>The book provides students with helpful essays on each perspective case studies to illustrate each major viewpoint and discussion questions following each reading. <i>The World’s Cities</i> concludes with an original essay by the editor that helps students understand how an analysis incorporating a <i>combination </i>of theoretical perspectives and factors can provide a richer appreciation of the world’s city dynamics.</p>