The State of Arab Cities 2012: Challenges of Urban Transition - United Nations Human Settlements Programme - Bog

The Arab urban civilisation, as it has evolved over the past millennium, has generated some of the most beautiful cities in the world. This publication is the first ever to comprehensively analyse urbanisation processes in the Arab States through the review of its four sub-regions: the Maghreb, the Mashreq, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the Southern Tier.