Cities probably represent the most complex and creative component of man-made environment. Nowadays their structure has been altered since the obvious limits (boundaries) of the "classic city" have been changed as result of the expansion of urban functions to the rural land. The main scope of...

"Exceptionally well researched and data-rich study. A brief summary chapter on recent Caribbean Basin urban trends is followed by two longer in-depth studies of Costa Rican changes (esp. in metropolitican San José) and of Guatemala City. Close attention is paid to 30-40 years of economic...

"Comparative, historical study of Caribbean urbanization includes chapters by S. Manigat on Haiti, D. Gordon and S. Dixon on Jamaica, and W. Lozano and I. Duarte on the Dominican Republic. Each chapter reviews governmental economic policy and its effects on urban areas, class divisions, urban...