In sum, then, we have assembled a collection of readings that examine the following questions:
? What is the spatial, economic, social, and political character of the global urban and regional system and how has it changed?
? What are the causal factors underlying this change?
? What is the impact of spatial segregation on the economic and social situation of minority groups? Fainstein_c01.indd 14 ainstein_c01.indd 14 11/25/2010 6:37:28 AM 1/25/2010 6:37:28 AM Introduction 15
? What have been the economic and social effects of governmental programs for urban redevelopment?
? What has been the cultural significance of changes in the urban and regional system?
? What is the effect of design on urban social relations and economic development?
