Reference work covering central and emerging issues in the field of urban and regional studies, urban sociology, urban geography and urban anthropology. 450 entries on the most important topics and from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Authorized entries on topics ranging from gender and the city to biographical profiles of figures like Frank Lloyd Wright. Global perspective with entries covering Latin America and Africa, India and China, and the US and Europe. Includes biographies of central figures in urban and regional studies, such as Doreen Massey, Peter Hall, Neil Smith, and Henri Lefebvre.