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"The ""Contemporary Issues in Geography"" series is for advanced level students. Each book examines an issue of concern to today's society, and includes case study material and exercises. There is an urban explosion taking place in the Third World. Millions of people are involved, and politicians and planners are having to reinterpret the role of cities in social and economic development. Today's Third World cities are associated with low levels of industrialization, marked inequalities between regions, and massive problems of housing and employment provision. ""Urbanisation in the Third World"" takes a thoughtful look at the new and special nature of Third World urbanization, focusing on the important issues concerned. This includes the role that cities play in the process of Third World development, a key issue in contemporary world geography."

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