This book was first published in 1980.

1. The concerns of urban geography 2. The changing structure of society 3. The evolution of urban systems I. Pre-Industrial 4. The evolution of urban systems II. Industrialism 5. Contemporary urbanization, urban patterns and urban problems 6. Inside the city: the Rationale behind residential segregation 7. Housing classes, housing markets and urban residential patterns 8. Non-residential land-use patterns 9. Rearranging the city