10 'Classic' Reads on Urbanization and Development

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10 books you should read if you’d like to work in urbanization and development

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Looking for a career in development with a focus on urbanization? Here are ten ‘classic’ reads to add to your library...

Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, a New Urban World

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Robert Neuwirth

The Death and Life of Great American Cities !Jane Jacobs

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If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities

Benjamin R. Barber

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China’s Urban Billion: The Story Behind the Biggest Migration in Human History

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Tom Miller

African Cities: Alternative Visions of Urban Theory and Practice

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Garth A. Myers

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Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia

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Anthony M. Townsend

Ordinary Cities: Between Modernity and Development

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Jennifer Robinson

The Age of Migration, Fifth Edition: International Population Movements in the Modern World

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Stephen Castles, Hein de Haas and Mark J. Miller

Urban Livelihoods: A People-Centred Approach to Reducing Poverty

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Tony Lloyd-Jones and Carole Rakodi (Editors)

World Cities Beyond the West: Globalization, Development and Inequality

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Josef Gugler (Editor)

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How did we create this list? !This list was compiled by a survey of available literature on the subject of urbanization and development. !Want to recommend a book to add to this list? Comment below and tell us or tweet @devex #DevReads.