Uneven distribution of life is a dominant feature of the city. Major social; economic and spatial divisions are apparent in terms of income and wealth; health; crime; housing; and employment. This text offers an introduction to current processes of urban restructuring; geographies of division and contemporary conditions within the city. The geography of Britains cities is the outcome of interaction between a host of public and private economic; social and political forces operating at a variety of spatial scales from the global to the local. A deeper understanding of the nature of urban division and of the problems of and prospects for local people and places in urban Britain must be grounded in an appreciation of the structural forces; processes and contextual factors which condition local urban geographies. This book combines structural and local level perspectives to illuminate the complex geography of socio-spatial division within urban Britain. It combines conceptual and empirical analyses from researchers in the field.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good; but it has a gap to fillBy CustomerIt is a good book. I found just one problem: it should have exercises of words based on groups of letters: ascenders; descenders; horizontal; left/right ellipse; etc. The author limits to show how to write each letter; lower/upper case; a few phrases to train; and thats all on the practice side. On that matter; it is way better Lloyd Reynolds Italic Lettering Handwriting (Exercise Book).The bright side of the book: Author explains in detail the background of Italic Calligraphy; spacing of the italic hand in a simple understandable way; shows exactly how to write each letter; lower/upper case; goes deep in letter flourishing and even has a chapter for informal italic writing.Bottom line: Author covers every aspect of Italic handwriting; but one: exercises to go from beginner to intermediate writer of the Italic hand.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good for anyone working on the Italic hand.By KataAn excellent book of large reproductions of fine Italic examples. Also contains drawn line patterns for many pen sizes.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Worth having!By Neil B. KalmansonThe title fits...truly "an italic calligraphy handbook;" beginning with a succinct history of italic writing; with ample illustrations of the different periods; followed by Tools and Materials; Fundamentals; Spacing; Capitals; Variations; Design Examples; Conclusion; and Useful Resources and a Bibliography. A good source text; with plenty of examples; for beginners and more experienced calligraphers.