‘A whole host of sobering and thought-provoking facts and figures’ – Real Travel

For the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and most of these cities are in Asia.

Here are the challenges – population explosion, pollution, destruction of eco-systems, water shortages, sanitation, inhuman social environments – and here are some of the solutions provided by visionary architects, designers and planners.

• A superbly illustrated, authoritative exploration of urbanization – and all that implies – in the world’s fastest-changing continent
• Going far beyond architecture, the facts and figures concerning the cities’ expansion and the ecological implications of their enormous growth
• Spans the entire continent of Asia, from the glittering conurbations of the Dubai and Abu Dhabi to the vast metropolis of Seoul, home to over 23 million people
• Maps, diagrams and graphs complement the breathtaking photographs, adding factual heft to the visual experience

Contents
An Urban Moment
• Bigger Footprints
• Growth: Vertical vs Horizontal
• Homogenization
• Infravestment
• Importing Architecture
• Rising Wealth
• More Connections
• Cosmopolitanism
• Social Integration
• Projections: Branding
• An Urban Future

Also of interest
Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way we Live
Our Living World: A Next Generation Guide to People and Preservation
States of Architecture in the Twenty-First Century:
    New Directions from the Shanghai World Expo
The Great Empires of Asia