Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-252) and index.

Introduction: why cities? : why networks? -- Micro-urban networks : networks within cities -- Community : lost or found -- Subculture : finding your crowd in a crowd -- Politics : we don't want nobody nobody sent -- Meso-urban networks : cities as networks -- Form : getting from here to there -- Function : working together -- Macro-urban networks : networks of cities -- Regional : from city to metropolis -- National : the real action is between cities -- Global : nylon holds the world together -- Conclusion: the new science of urban networks -- Notes -- References and suggested reading -- Index.