This important Handbook reveals that most urban growth takes place in the less developed world and much of it … represents over-urbanization--that is, urbanization in which most migrants cannot effectively compete for employment, cannot find …

Beginning with the recent history of capitalism and urbanization and moving into a thorough and complex discussion of … the modern city, this book outlines the dynamics of what the author calls the third wave of urbanization, characterized by … cultural economy has caused dramatic changes in the modern economic landscape in general and in the form and function of world …

systems in cities throughout the world. It gives researchers, lecturers and students a useful taste of the different ways of …

Cities and city regions are growing throughout the world and this trend is forecast to continue well into the 21st …

This authoritative Handbook provides a comprehensive account of migration and economic development throughout the world …, in both developed and developing countries. Some of the world's most experienced researchers in this field look at how … all the major regions of the world over the past half century …