In  The Asian City the Asian urbanisation processes, nature and characteristics of the 1990s have been analyzed by countries, by comparing different countries and in an international context. The authors are urban specialists from four continents. This volume has been divided into six parts: Part I Urbanisation in an international context; Part II Comparative urban setting; Part III Urbanisation characteristics by country; Part IV Urban planning; Part V The urban poor, and Part VI Perspectives on urbanization. This work allows the reader to understand Asian urban forms, their evolution, the nature of urbanisation, its impact on economic growth in cities, the living and working conditions of the poor, and urban planning and problems. 

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Comparative Urban Setting

Karan, P. P.. "The Distribution of City Sizes in Asian Countries." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 53-70. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Bhardwaj, Surinder M.. "The Concept of Sacred Cities in Asia with Special Reference to India." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 71-80. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Dutt, Ashok K., Yichun Xie, Das J. Raju, and Anindita Parai. "A Comparative Study of Rank-Size Distributions in China and India." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 81-98. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Dutt, Ashok K., Allen G. Noble, and Zeenat Hasan. "Spatial Pattern of Commercial Establishments in Two South Asian City Centers: Rajshahi and Madurai." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 99-118. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.

Perspectives on Urbanization

Bose, Ashish. "Trends and Implications of Urbanization in India During the 20th Century." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 353-368. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Parai, Anindita, and Ashok K. Dutt. "Perspectives on Asian Urbanization: An East-West Comparison." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 369-392. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.

The Urban Poor

Nath, V.. "Poverty in the Metropolitan Cities of India." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 295-308. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Dutt, Ashok K., Suprabha Tripathi, and Anupa Mukhopadhyay. "Spatial Spread of Daily Activity Patterns of Slum Dwellers in Calcutta and Delhi." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 309-326. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Banerjee-Guha, Swapna. "Bombay Urban Development Project: A Solution for the Shelter Problem of the Urban Poor?" In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 327-336. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Mukhopadhyay, Anupa, Ashok K. Dutt, and Animesh Haldar. "Sidewalk Dwellers of Calcutta." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 337-352. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.

Urban Planning

Cobban, James L.. "Exporting Planning: The Work of Thomas Karsten in Colonial Indonesia." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 249-264. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Parai, Anindita, John E. Benhart, and William C. Rense. "Water Supply in Selected Mega Cities of Asia." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 205-212. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Efrat, Elisha. "New Small Towns of Israel: Successes and Failures." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 237-248. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Al-Oteibi, Saud, Allen G. Noble, and Frank J. Costa. "Planning in a Rapid Growth Center: The Case of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 265-278. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.

Urbanization Characteristics by Countries

Roy, B. K.. "Indian Urbanization: Proliferation of Mega Cities and Urban Corridors." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 145-158. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Dutt, Ashok K., and Naghun Song. "Urbanization in Southeast Asia." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 159-180. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Siddiqi, Akhtar Hussain. "Small Town Growth and Development Policy in Pakistan." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 181-204. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.

Urbanization in an International Context

Dutt, Ashok K., Frank J. Costa, Allen G. Noble, and Surinder Aggarwal. "An Introduction to the Asian City." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 1-12. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Berry, Brian J. L., and Hak-Min Kim. "Asian Urban Growth Since 1950: Demographic Components, Including Transnational Redistribution." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 13-24. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.
Dutt, Ashok K., Yichun Xie, Frank J. Costa, and Zhengmao Yang. "City Forms of China and India in Global Perspective." In The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning, edited by Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal and Allen G. Noble, 25-52. Vol. 30. Dordrecht: Springer, 1994.