Originally published in 1986, this book focusses on life within global cities in the developing world, analysing on a city-level the circulation and consumption

This imformative book is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the classic introduction to urbanization in developing areas. Using case studies of cities

First published in 2006. Despite the growing significance of the Third World and the critical nature of its urbanization, there are few synthetic books covering

It is expected that by the end of the decade only the poorest cities in Asia and Africa will still be predominantly rural. This book seeks to explain this urban