City status

Author: Ghent Urban Studies Group of the Netherlands
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Features: This book is divided into two parts. The first part narrates the theoretical research on modern Western developed countries' cities, while the second part analyzes 18 specific cases of urban conditions in Western Europe and North America, enriching and deepening the theory presented in the first part. It proposes that cities should not be viewed merely as a physical landscape but should also be considered as cultural and even spiritual products.