Urban Development in Asia and Africa

Part I. Introduction

1. Importance of Remote Sensing and Land Change Modeling for Urbanization Studies
Courage Kamusoko

2. Methodology
Courage Kamusoko

3. Rapid Urbanization in Developing Asia and Africa
Akio Yamashita

Part II. Urbanization in Asia

4. Beijing Metropolitan Area
Chiaki M. Akiyama

5. Manila Metropolitan Area
Ronald C. Estoque

6. Jakarta Metropolitan Area
Akio Yamashita

7. Hanoi Metropolitan Area
Duong Dang Khoi

8. Bangkok Metropolitan Area
Akio Yamashita

9. Yangon Metropolitan Area
Ronald C. Estoque

10. Dhaka Metropolitan Area
Syeda Khaleda, Qazi Azizul Mowla, Yuji Murayama

11. Kathmandu Metropolitan Area
Rajesh Bahadur Thapa

12. Tehran Metropolitan Area
Niloofar Haji Mirza Aghasi, Ronald C. Estoque

Part III. Urbanization in Africa

13. Dakar Metropolitan Area
Courage Kamusoko

14. Bamako Metropolitan Area
Courage Kamusoko

15. Nairobi Metropolitan Area
Charles N. Mundia

16. Lilongwe Metropolitan Area
Kondwani Godwin Munthali

17. Harare Metropolitan Area
Courage Kamusoko, Enos Chikati

18. Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
Tabukeli M. Ruhiiga

Part IV. Urban Trend and Future

19. Trends and Spatial Patterns of Urbanization in Asia and Africa: A Comparative Analysis
Ronald C. Estoque, Yuji Murayama

20. Future of Metropolises in Developing Asia and Africa
Yuji Murayama, Ronald C. Estoque

Nyckelord: Geography, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions), Sustainable Development