Books in Global Cities series

Explores the history, culture, economy, transportation, environment, and points of interest of Cape Town, South Africa.

Violent drug gangs rule the vast slums, or favelas, that are home to nearly a fifth of Rio de Janeiro's population. This work helps readers explore this multifaceted city of seven million. Covering Rio's colonial history and its Native American, European, and African influences, it examines the impact of the city's growth and its future prospects.

Each title in this series offers an overview of a "global city's" history and explains why its location is significant while addressing its contemporary problems and its economy, tourism, wildlife, transportation, and management.

Each title in this series offers an overview of a "global city's" history and explains why its location is significant while addressing its contemporary problems and its economy, tourism, wildlife, transportation, and management.

The capital of the United Kingdom, London is a leading business, political, and cultural center, as well as one of the world's four major cities along with New York City, Tokyo, and Paris. This geography book, with photographs, interviews with locals, and fact-filled study features, offers an introduction to the issues facing this historic city.

Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan and the island nation's hub of business, government, education, and mass media. Offering a 21st-century introduction to the high-tech, go-go home of samurai, sushi, anime, and manga, this work combines facts about history, culture, and growth with discussions about key issues.

Occupying both sides of the Bosporus Strait, the important seaway that joins the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, Istanbul is partly in Europe and partly in Asia. An introduction to a fascinating place, this work presents insights into this remarkable city's people, economy, and culture.

Explores the history, people, economy, transportation, culture, and points of interest of Mexico City, Mexico.

The most globalized city in India, Mumbai is a world center for financial, manufacturing, and service industries. This work provides a comprehensive overview of this urban magnet - from its establishment as a rich port for the Portuguese in 1534 to its 21st-century role as an information technology powerhouse.

New York, the most densely populated city in North America, is the home of the United Nations and a hub of international finance, art, and entertainment. This work offers readers an introduction to this complex city, from its history and diversity to its economy, infrastructure and management, and the possibilities ahead.

Sydney is the largest city in Australia and the center of the country's economic activity. It has a comfortable climate, easy access to beaches, good public transportation, and a cosmopolitan and ethnically varied population with relatively few racial tensions. This book shows how this global city is working to meet its challenges.

Each title in this series offers an overview of a "global city's" history and explains why its location is significant while addressing its contemporary problems and its economy, tourism, wildlife, transportation, and management.