This book presents a concise and up-to-date discussion of problems and planning in the developed world. A number of individual cities have been selected to represent the different regions of the world which reflect different economic, cultural and political conditions. An introduction by the editor surveys the general theme of urban problems in the modern world, and each chapter is written by a distinguished academic who is an expert on his particular city.

Introduction 1. The New York Metropolitan Region 2. Melbourne 3. Tokyo 4. The Johannesburg Metropolitan Area 5. Glasgow 6. Barcelona 7. Warsaw 8. Leningrad