by Emrys Jones · Oxford Paperbacks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192825780
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«Metropolis» is Emrys Jones's essay on urban history, published by Oxford Paperbacks in paperback (240 pages, in English).
A study of supercities as peaks of civilization, from Babylon, Rome and Constantinople to the great metropolises of the West and the developing world. It analyzes their features, the effect of technology on their form and function, and the problems of size: congestion, poverty, inequality and misery, against the appeal of these cities over time.
Part of the Opus Books series and includes a bibliography (pages 213-219) and an index.
Recommended for students and professionals in urban planning, sociology and history, and for readers interested in the evolution of great cities.
Emrys Jones, FBA, FRGS was a Welsh Professor of Geography at the London School of Economics and an author and consultant in the fields of geography and urban planning. He was a Member of the Aberystwyth Old Students' Association and served as President (1984–85).
