Vocabularies for an Urbanising Planet: Theory Building through Comparison

The speed, scale and scope of urbanisation have increased dramatically in recent decades, transforming fundamentally the character of urban territories. To decipher the rapidly transforming land-scapes across the planet, we need a radical change of perspective.

This book presents an expanded vocabulary of urbanisation through a comparison of Tokyo, Hong Kong – Shenzhen – Dongguan, Kolkata, Istanbul, Lagos, Paris, Mexico City, and Los Angeles.