Over the last few decades, Asia in particular has seen some enormous demographic changes. In 1990 the Asia-Pacific region had an urban population of just over 1 billion. In the next twenty years, that number had grown by more than 75 percent to 1.76 billion and the trend is expected to continue. By 2030 Asian cities are projected to be home to some 2.6 billion people. While Asia is not expected to reach the 50 percent urbanization mark before 2026, the proportion of Asia’s urban population increased from 31.5 percent in 1990 to 42.2 percent in 2010, the highest percentage increase (10.7 percent) amongst all regions in the world. The increasing urban density in many Asian countries due to this rapid demographic change puts enormous pressure on existing economic, social, and environmental structures and upon resources, something which further exacerbates the risks associated with climate change. These growing trends highlight the need for planners, policymakers, and others involved in the development process to recognize the importance of these issues and the need to create more equitable, environmentally low-impact, successful urban spaces for all inhabitants within their cities.