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48 p ill. (chiefly col.), maps Table of contents includes: Before the city -- You want to build it here?! -- The first cities -- Classical cities of the world -- Medieval towns and cities -- Keeping out strangers -- Floating towns -- Extreme cities -- Surprising cities -- Planning for people -- Starting from scratch -- High-rise city -- Suburban bliss -- Just add water -- Servicing the city -- Beneath the city streets -- Problem cities -- Slums, ghettos and shanty towns -- Death of the city -- Brightening up the city -- What future for the city? Summary: Describes how towns and cities have developed all over the world from medieval towns to extreme cities in the jungle and polar regions