Over the next 20 years, most low-income countries will, for the first time, become more urban
than rural. Understanding demographic trends in the cities of the developing world is critical …

For the first time in human history more people now live and towns and cities than in rural
areas. In the wealthier countries of the world, the transition from predominantly rural to urban …

Sometime in the next 20 to 30 years, developing countries in Asia and Africa are likely to
cross a historic threshold, joining Latin America in having a majority of urban residents. The …

By 2030 more than sixty percent of the world's population will live in urban areas, with most
of the world's population growth over the next twenty-five years being absorbed by cities and …

One of the most significant demographic phenomena of modern times and one that
promises to loom even larger in the future is the rapid growth of cities in developing …

Cities in the less developed world are growing at historically unprecedented rates. Since
1975, for the first time in history, the majority of the global urban population is located in the …

This authoritative Handbook provides a comprehensive account of migration and economic
development throughout the world, in both developed and developing countries. Some of …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad overview of the recent patterns and trends of
urban growth in developing countries. Over the last 20 years many urban areas have …

This chapter attempts to overview the trend and regional pattern of world urbanisation. It also
analyses the spatial pattern of urban hierarchy of cities by size class of settlements. The …

A comparative investigation of population growth gives accurate information on urban
transformations at local and regional scales. A comprehensive understanding of future …