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"Cover page" -- "Halftitle page" -- "Title page" -- "Copyright page" -- "Title page" -- "Copyright page" -- "Contents" -- "Preface" -- "Introduction" -- "1 Prolegomenato Urban Analysis" -- "Part One Toward a Cross-disciplinary Approach" -- "2 Urban Growth and Regional Contagion" -- "3 Urban Growth and the Concept of Functional Region1" -- "4 Urban Land Use: An Economic-Geographic Concept" -- "Part Two Urban Analysis: Some Case Studies" -- "5 The Economics of Urban Land Use1" -- "6 The Integration of Metropolitan Federations: the Interaction of Political Theory and Urban Phenomena" -- "7 Social Consequences of Urbanization" -- "Part Three Public Policy for City and Region" -- "8 The Scope of Urban Policy1" -- "9 Housing Policy and Urban Renewal" -- "10 The Conceptof Regional Government and a Proposal for Ontario" -- "Conclusion" -- "11 Approaching the Urban Unit: Some Conclusions and a Beginning" -- "Bibliography

Urban civilization began in the Middle East and today this area is one of the most urbanized regions in the Third World. Yet, scholarly research in Middle Eastern urban affairs has lagged behind both the growth of urban studies for other areas of the world and the interest in other aspects of Middle Eastern society. The city is a viable focus for research and such fields as urban geography, urban sociology, urban anthropology and urban history have been increasing in importance in their respective disciplines. This interest is only beginning in Middle Eastern studies, although substantial recent progress has been made as this review will show.