Revised ed. of Cities of the world, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preface -- World urban development -- Cities of the United States and Canada -- Cities of Middle America and the Caribbean -- Cities of South America -- Cities of Europe -- Cities of Russia -- Cities of the greater Middle East -- Cities of sub-Saharan Africa -- Cities of South Asia -- Cities of Southeast Asia -- Cities of East Asia -- Cities of Australia and South Pacific -- Cities of the future -- Appendix cover photo credits -- Geographical index -- Index to subjects -- About the editors and contributors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1.China's Path and Progress -- 2.China's Natural Environments -- 3.Ancient Roots and Binding Traditions -- 4.The Political Geography of Emerging China -- 5.Population and Human Resources -- 6.The Production and Consumption of Culture in Postsocialist China / Christopher J. Smith -- 7.A Preface to China's Changing Economic Geography -- 8.Agriculture: From Antiquity to Revolution to Reform -- 9.China's Industry, Energy, Trade, and Transportation in a Global Context -- 10.Urban Development in Contemporary China / Youqin Huang -- 11.Hong Kong before and after the Return / Christopher J. Smith -- 12.Macau (Macao) -- 13.Taiwan: Enduring East Asian "Economic Miracle".

Includes bibliographical references and index.