This book considers urbanization in Asia and presents case studies of sustainable development "best practice" from 12 Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Peo

Urbanization occurs in tandem with development. Countries in Southeast Asia need to build - individually and collectively - the capacity of their cities and tow

While there has been much recent research into achieving sustainability in urban areas, most of this is specific to a particular region. This volume broadens th

The international community has come together to pursue certain fundamental, common goals over the coming period to 2030 to make progress toward ending poverty

This study uses satellite imagery and population data for the decade 2000 to 2010 in order to map urban areas and populations across the entire East Asia region