Ch. 1. Urban geography : from global to local -- Ch. 2. Concepts and theory in urban geography -- Ch. 3. The origins and growth of cities -- Ch. 4. The global context of urbanisation and urban change -- Ch. 5. Regional perspectives on urbanisation and urban change -- Ch. 6 National urban systems -- Ch. 7. Land use in the city -- Ch. 8. Urban planning and policy -- Ch. 9. New towns -- Ch. 10. Residential mobility and neighbourhood change -- Ch. 11. Housing problems and housing policy -- Ch. 12. Urban retailing -- Ch. 13. Urban transportation -- Ch. 14. The economy of cities -- Ch. 15. Poverty and deprivation in the Western city -- Ch. 16. National and local responses to urban economic change -- Ch. 17. Collective consumption and social justice in the city -- Ch. 18. Residential differentiation and communities in the city -- Ch. 19. Urban liveability -- Ch. 20. Power, politics and urban governance -- Ch. 21. Third World urbanisation within a global urban system -- Ch. 22. The internal structure of Third World cities -- Ch. 23. Rural-urban migration in the Third World -- Ch. 24. Urban economy and employment in the Third World -- Ch. 25. Housing the Third World urban poor -- Ch. 26. Environmental problems in Third World cities -- Ch. 27. Health in the Third World city -- Ch. 28. Traffic and transport in the Third World city -- Ch. 29. Poverty, power and politics in the Third World city -- Ch. 30. The future of the city -- cities of the future.