Urban Geography

To do this, they study the site, classification, evolution and growth of cities. | An urban geographer's main role is to emphasize location and space and study the spatial processes that create patterns observed in urban areas. | Physical geography, for example, is important in understanding why a city is located in a specific area as environmental conditions play a large role in whether or not a city develops. | In order to fully understand each of these aspects of a city, urban geography represents a combination of many other fields within geography.