First published in 1995, this book employs a historical-geographical approach to illuminate the interaction between the multifarious social and spatial forces which have conditioned the processes and patterns of urban growth and change over time in Scotland's principle city.

Michael Pacione, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK.

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements 1. The orgigins of the dear green place 2. The mercantile town 3. The advent of industrial urbanism 4. Urban expansion in the nineteenth century 5. Population and society in the nineteenth century 6. The urban economy 7. Housing the people 8. The government of the city 9. The urban challenge 10. Popular images of the city and its people; References; Subject Index; Place Index