Globalization continues to be a major issue for academic and professional analysis by social scientists, planners and others. However, one aspect of globalization that has received somewhat less attention is how it has affected urbanization. The purpose of this book is to examine the urban impacts of globalization in a selection of cities and urban systems in different parts of the world, primarily but not solely in developing countries. It brings together scholars from 12 countries, so obviously the scope is more representative than encyclopedic.