{"product_id":"becoming-metropolitan-9781041226376","title":"Becoming Metropolitan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing a unique data-rich study of Newcastleâs becoming of a metropolitan city-region in the 19th century, this book explores a new understanding of how successful cities attain a metropolitan status through disruptions of incessant economic advances being ameliorated by myriad social organizations to create a new vibrant urban environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book defines the specific process of âbecoming metropolitanâ by bringing together economic and social urban studies to explain an interactive development that when successful, creates a metropolitan city region. In addition, a real example of this is meticulously described through a detailed case study that traces the process across decades to a metropolitan outcome. In doing so, it combines theoretical and empirical understandings within a single text and providing accessible information to a unique and large data set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Metropolitan \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to graduates and researchers of Geography, Sociology, Planning and History specializing in cities and urban studies. It will also be valuable to a larger public audience with interest in cities, as âmetropolitanâ is a commonplace idea easily understood, and in the case-study city.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515623104855,"sku":"9781041226376","price":147.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/becoming-metropolitan-9781041226376","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}