Global urban growth [electronic resource] : a reference handbook / Donald C. Williams.

Preface
Global urban growth
Urban growth pressures and sprawl in America
Background to the current crisis : land resources and public policy in America historic evolution of urban land use in America
The contemporary phenomenon of urban sprawl : costs and consequences
Making better use of the land : the debate over controlling urban sprawl
Containing sprawl through local zoning
State-wide prescriptions for sprawl
Preserving rural lands from urban sprawl
Fighting sprawl by reclaiming central cities
Improving life in the suburbs
Recent trends in the debate over sprawl
The smart growth movement
The property rights challenge
Federal smart growth initiatives
New trends in urban growth
References
Urban growth around the world
Urban growth in the developed world
Western Europe
Eastern Europe and Russia
Future directions for Europe and Russia
Japan and East Asia
Canada
Urban growth in the developing world
Urbanization in historical perspective
Cities of the developing world today
Life in the slums
Growth and evolution of slums
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
South Asia
Southeast Asia
China
Future directions in the developing world
What can be done about slums?
Turning to the international community
Private sector solutions to slums
References
Chronology
Biographical sketches.