Milica Topalovic

Extended methods of analysis for urbanization processes are illustrated in eight world regions. Urbanization processes are unfolding far beyond the realm of agglomerations, profoundly transforming agrarian areas, rainforests, deserts, and oceans. Inextricably bound to the earth's ecologies, these developments are causing manifold planetary crises that require urgent scrutiny and call for new conceptions and cartographies of the urban beyond-the-city. Through detailed analysis and fieldwork captured in text, photographs, and hand-drawn maps, the book portrays the effects of extended urbanization in eight world regions. It offers a redefinition of the very notions of "city," "urban," and "urbanization" and outlines new urban agendas developed to address planetary challenges. This book decenters the perspective on the urban, foregrounds urban struggle, and transcends rural-urban and north-south divides. It is a fundamental book for urbanism studies, providing a redefinition of the terms "city," "urban," and "urbanization," along with an analysis of urbanization processes in eight world regions.