Urban Geography: A Study of Site, Evolution, Patern and Classification in Villages, Towns and Cities

Part I: General Features 1. Introduction 2. Seven towns in seven continents, effect of latitude 3. Characteristics of the beginnings of settlements 4. Townships, land survey and effect of town plans 5. The evolution of a large city - Toronto Part II: Historical 6. Primitive and Asiatic towns 7. Greek towns 8. Roman towns 9. Early medieval towns 10. The transition from medieval to modern - Baroque 11. The modern city: London and New York Part III: Topographic and Other Controls 12. Geological control 13. Towns sited on rivers: fall towns 14. Seaports and lake ports 15. Mountain towns: The Brenner corridor 16. Mining towns 17. Religious centres and resort towns 18. Planned cities: Canberra 19. Regional suveys: New York State survey 20. Classification and conclusions