Table of Contents

1. The Origin and Evolution of Towns: 4000 BC to AD 1900 J.M. Wagstaff 2. Contemporary Urban Growth J.I. Clarke 3. Migration in Space: Immobility in Society A.M. Findlay 4. Aspects of Urban Employment J.S. Birks and C.A. Sinclair 5. Socio-Economic Problems: the Role of the Informal Sector D.W. Drakakis-Smith 6. ‘Quarters’ and Ethnicity T.H. Greenshields 7. The Evolution of Retailing Patterns V.F. Costello 8. Urban Planning: Perspectives and Problems B.D. Clark 9. The Future of Historic Centres: Conservation or Redevelopment? R.I. Lawless 10. The Small Town G.H. Blake 11. Urban Water Problems Peter Beaumont 12. The Urban Future G.H. Blake and R.I. Lawless

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G.H. Blake, R.I. Lawless