{"product_id":"centrality-and-cities-9780415417693","title":"Centrality and Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Bird\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Reference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Bird presents a synthesis of the many approaches to the study of a central featuer of modern life - the city, including its distant past and its future. He sees centrality as a mental projection on to space, and discusses the concept in relation to three types of its manifestation in spatial terms: the city as centre of a tributary region; the centres and central areas of cities themselves; and the city considered as a centre or gateway for other distant regions, often overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book should do much to unravel the funamental similarities between cities of the world while recognizing the myriad variations upon a common theme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book was first published in 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46929686528151,"sku":"9780415417693","price":21996.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415417693.webp?v=1771601455","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/centrality-and-cities-9780415417693","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}