A World of Giant Cities

Foreword - Luis Ramallo Introduction - Mattei Dogan and John D Kasarda How Giant Cities Will Multiply and Grow Giant Cities as Maritime Gateways - Mattei Dogan Economic Restructuring and America's Urban Dilemma - John D Kasarda High Technology and Urban Dynamics in the United States - Manuel Castells Urban Growth and Decline in Western Europe - Peter Hall Large Cities in Eastern Europe - Juergen Friedrichs Great Cities of Eastern Asia - Yue-Man Yeung Levels of Urbanization in China - Sidney Goldstein Giant Cities of the Urban Hierarchy in China - Xiangming Chen India's Giant Cities - Hans Nagpaul Giant and Secondary City Growth in Africa - Dennis A Rondinelli Latin American Cities and Their Poor - Guillermo Geisse and Francisco Sabatini Vulnerability of Giant Cities and the Life Lottery - Ignacy Sachs Growth and Pathologies of Giant Cities - Henry Teune