Metropolitan World Atlas

£29.50

Art Data’s Metropolitan World Atlas is one of the most distinctive atlases in the Stanfords range and has also been the winner of several design prizes, including runner-up in the Most Beautiful Book in the World competition. This unique atlas conveys with ingenious clarity the characteristics of a total of 101 metropolises, chosen according to criteria defined in the introductory chapter, for example, population, the presence of global connections & political status. These are compared by virtue of easy-to-read maps showing urban extent, major communications and the presence of outlying towns.

Further comparisons are provided by simple graphics and data tables of such perspectives as population, density, pollution, travel time, data traffic, air and water travel and economic indicators. Exploring what we mean by ‘metropolis’ through ingenious maps and figures, this atlas provides hours of fascinating study for experts and those with a general interest in a different approach to organising geographical information.