ABSTRACT
Cities are now home to 55% of the world’s population, and that number is rising. Urban populations across the world will continue to grow, including in megacities with populations over ten million. In 2016 there were 31 megacities globally, according to the United Nations’ World Cities Report, with 24 of those cities located in the Global South. That number is expected to rise to 41 by 2030, with all ten new megacities in the Global South where the processes of urbanization are intrinsically distinct from those in the Global North.
The Routledge Handbook of Planning Megacities in the Global South provides rigorous comparative analyses, discussing the challenges, processes, best practices, and initiatives of urbanization in Middle America, South America, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. This book is indispensable reading for students and scholars of urban planning, and its significance as a resource will only continue to grow as urbanization reshapes the global population.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|66 pages
Managing the Urban Growth
chapter 2|13 pages
Development of the Ho Chi Minh City Megaregion in Historical Context
part II|53 pages
Shaping the Future
chapter 8|13 pages
Visioning Urban Growth in Chengdu
part III|44 pages
Connecting the Places
chapter 10|14 pages
Transportation Planning and Development in Bogotá
chapter 12|13 pages
Spatial Transformation and Debates on Urban Democracy
part IV|38 pages
Confronting Urban Dualism in Housing Provision
chapter 13|14 pages
Contradictions between Global Spaces and Informal Marginal Settlements
part V|57 pages
Planning for Resilience
part VI|56 pages
Democratizing Planning Processes
chapter 22|18 pages
Institutional Continuity and Change
part VII|83 pages
Planning Megacities in the Global South