List of Illustrations
Preface
1 World Urban Development
Jessica K. Graybill, Maureen Hays-Mitchell, and Donald J. Zeigler
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
The World Urban System: Prospects until 2050
World Urbanization: Past Trends
City Functions and Urban Economies
Theories of the Spatial Structure of Cities
Urban Challenges
Concepts, Terms, and Definitions
Suggested Resources
2 Cities of the United States and Canada
Nathaniel M. Lewis and Kai Kenttamaa-Squires
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
Historical Overview
Models of Urban Structure
Distinctive Cities
Urban Problems and Prospects
Urban Environmental Issues
Conclusions
Suggested Resources
3 Cities of Middle America
Rebecca Clouser, Yadira Mendez-Lemus, and John C. Finn
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
Historical Evolution of Urban Development
Attempts to Model Middle American Cities
Contemporary Urban Systems
Distinctive Cities
Urban Trends, Challenges, and Prospects
Conclusion
Suggested Resources
4 Cities of South America
Brian J. Godfrey, Maureen Hays-Mitchell, and Risa Whitson
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
Urban Patterns and Trends in South America
Critical Issues
Historical Perspectives on South American Cities
Urban Spatial Models
Distinctive Cities
Urban Challenges and Prospects
Prospects for the Future
Suggested Resources
5 Cities of Europe
Linda McCarthy, Joseph Brady, and Niamh Moore-Cherry
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
Historical Perspectives on Urban Development
Globalization, Urban Policy, and Planning
Changing Urban Structure and Functions
Urban Models
Distinctive Cities
Urban Trends, Challenges, and Prospects
Suggested Resources
6 Cities of Russia and Central Asia
Jessica K. Graybill, Megan Dixon, and Elena Trubina
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
Historical Evolution of the Urban System
Contemporary Russia: Reconfiguring the Urban System
Distinctive Cities
Prospects for the Future
Suggested Resources
7 Cities of the Middle East and North Africa
Zia Salim and Donald J. Zeigler
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
Historical Evolution
Urban Structures: Models and Transects
Contemporary Urban Patterns
Urban Landscapes: Form and Function
Distinctive Cities
Urban Trends, Challenges, and Prospects
Conclusion
Suggested Resources
8 Cities of Sub-Saharan Africa
Garth A. Myers, Francis Owusu, and Angela Gray Subulwa
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
African Urbanization
Historical Geography of Urban Development
Distinctive Cities
Urban Challenges
Prospects for the Future
Suggested Resources
9 Cities of South Asia
Ashok Dutt, George Pomeroy, Vandana Wadhwa, and Ishrat Islam
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
Urban Patterns at the Regional Scale
Historical Perspectives on Urban Development
Models of Urban Structure
Distinctive Cities
Globalization, City Marketing, and Urban Violence
Urban Challenges
Suggested Resources
10 Cities of Southeast Asia
James Tyner and Arnisson Andre Ortega
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
Historical Geography of Urban Development
Recent Urbanization Trends
Models of Urban Structure
Distinctive Cities
Urban Challenges
Prospects for the Future
Suggested Resources
11 Cities of East Asia
Piper Gaubatz and David W. Edgington
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
The Historical Development of East Asian Cities
Internal Structure of East Asian Cities
Distinctive Cities
Urban Problems and Their Solutions
Prospects for the Future
Suggested Resources
12 Cities of Australia and the Pacific Islands
Robyn Dowling and Pauline McGuirk
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
Historical Foundations of Urbanism
Contemporary Urban Patterns and Processes
Distinctive Cities
Trends and Challenges
Suggested Resources
13 Cities of the Future
John Rennie Short
Key Urban Facts
Key Chapter Themes
Five Urban Imaginaries
The Global City
The Neoliberal City
The Green City
The Securitized City
The Utopian City
Conclusion
Suggested Resources
Appendix
Cover Photo Credits
About the Editors and Contributors
