One of the most notable features of literature about "new economic geography" is a close association between theoretical and empirical work. In contrast to earlier research, theoretical studies are often much more strongly focused on real-world phenomena. At the same time, empirical work is...

Urbanisation and development: an overview / John WONG and LYE Liang Fook -- Building a liveable city: the Singapore experience / KHOO Teng Chye -- Singapore's approach to urban planning / John WONG and ZHAO Litao -- Urbanisation in Vietnam: behind the successful façade / PHAM Thuy Loan --...

Our bush heritage helped to define our identity, but today Australia is a nation of cities. A higher proportion of Australians live in cities than almost any other country, and most of our national wealth is generated in them. For most of the twentieth century, our cities gave us some of the...

An instant city -- The chief architect -- The planned and unplanned -- The global knowledge city -- The Shenzhen-Hong Kong dialectics -- New cities 'made in China' -- The Dengist legacy in a 'new era.'

Cities and city regions are growing throughout the world and this trend is forecast to continue well into the 21st century. The authors of The Rise of the City see the next 100 years as being the "Urban Century". In this book they examine urban growth and the dynamics that are transforming the...