City-systems in advanced economies : past growth, present processes and future development options /
Allan Pred
- London, United Kingdom : Hutchinson & Co., Ltd., c1977
- 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Basic problems and basic concepts -- 2. Past growth: Information circulation and Channels of Interdependence -- 3. Present Processes of change: multilocational organizations and the interurban transmission of growth -- 4. Future development options: office activities, services and the quality of life.
In large measure this book combines key element from my previous writings with completely new materials to present what is, I hope, a well-integrated heuristic view of the past and ongoing growth and development processes of city-systems in advanced economies.