Meeting Development Goals in Small Urban Centers

Global urbanisation has prompted a focus on megacities thatoverlooks the needs and vulnerabilities of smaller settlements.This book examines the urban growth trends and patterns of variousrapidly growing metropolitan regions from the perspective ofgeography. This book will be of great interest to students, teachers,and researchers in development studies, and highly relevantto anyone with an interest in urban studies, geography, politicaleconomy, sociology, and African studies.