J.W.R. Whitehand and the historico-geographical approach to urban morphol-ogy

摘要

This book was compiled in honour of geographer Jeremy Whitehand, Editor of Urban Morphology and prominent morphologist, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. As mentioned by M. P. Conzen in his Foreword, this opus is a far cry from a loosely connected collection of essays that often mark such tributes. Rather, Editor Vitor Oliveira has invited six contributors, all senior colleagues or collaborators of Whitehand, to reflect upon the latter's multifaceted contribution to the field. The approach is systematic. But it is in no way thorough, which would have been an impossibility considering the sheer abundance of Whitehand's research work, spanning over 5 decades.