| Introduction |
| Theories, Models and Instruments / Part 1： |
| The Compact City Debate in Developed and Developing Countries / Rod Burgess |
| Compact Cities in Developing Countries: Assessment and Implications / Harry Richardson ; Chang-Hee ; Christine Bae ; Murtaza Baxamusa |
| The Regional Dimension of the Compact City Debate / Marisa Carmona |
| The Need and Challenge for Compact Development in Fast Growing Areas in China, The Pearl River Delta / Anthony Yeh |
| The Relevance of the Compact City Approach to the Management of Urban Growth in South Africa / David Dewar |
| Compact City for Hong Kong: A Sustainable Model for Asia / Mahtab-uz-Zaman ; Stephen Lau |
| Environmental, Spatial, Social, Economic and Cultural Issues / Part 2： |
| The 'Compact City' as a Metaphor: Urban Environmentalizm in Medellin / Peter Brand |
| Calcutta's Ecosystem and Compact City Environmental Strategies / Paul Downton |
| 'Guided Densification' in Brazil versus Informal Compactness in Egypt: Can Urban Management provide a Pathway to a Sustainable City? / Claudia Acioly |
| The Inverted Compact City of Delhi / Ashok Kumar |
| Pudong in Shanghai: A High-Density 'Instant' City |
| The Making of Compact Cities in Nigeria: A Study of Akure / Yoni Fawehinmi |
| Spatial Analysis of Urban Sustainability in Tainan City / Ko-Wan Tsou ; Yao-Lin Chang |
| Rethinking the Compact City: Informal Urban Development in Caracas / Kerstin Zillman |
| Cultural and Institutional Obstacles to Compact Cities in South Africa / Marinda Schoonraad |
| Views from the Urban Fringe: Habitat, Quality of Life and Gender in Santiago, Chile |
| Policy-Making and Implementation / Part 3： |
| The Agricultural Consequences of Compact Development in Conurbations of Asian LDCs / Thomas Clark ; Te-I Albert Tsai |
| From Fragmentation to Compactation: The Case of Durban, South Africa / Alison Todes ; Theresa Dominik ; Doug Hindson |
| Compact City Policies for Core Area Redevelopment / Tony Lloyd Jones ; Ripin Karla |
| Transport Dilemmas in Dense Urban Areas: Examples from Eastern Asia / Paul Barter |
| Bangkok Mass Transit Development Zones / Malcolm Moor |
| Urban Climate and Environment in Compact Cities of the Developing World / Silvia de Schiller ; Martin Evans |
| Energy in a Stratified Urban Society / Sudhakara Reddy |
| Bulk Engineering Services: Costs and Densities / Sharon Biermann |
| Towards a Strategy to Minimise the Negative Effects of Urban Sprawl in Brazil / Antonio Nelson da ; Silva Dhaka |
| City Expansion Policy versus Compact City Demand |
| The Compact City: A High-Rise and High Density Response in Hong Kong / Xing Quan Zhang |
| Conclusion |
| Compact City Concepts: Achieving Sustainable Urban Form in Developing Countries |
| Introduction |
| Theories, Models and Instruments / Part 1： |
| The Compact City Debate in Developed and Developing Countries / Rod Burgess |
| Compact Cities in Developing Countries: Assessment and Implications / Harry Richardson ; Chang-Hee ; Christine Bae ; Murtaza Baxamusa |
| The Regional Dimension of the Compact City Debate / Marisa Carmona |
| The Need and Challenge for Compact Development in Fast Growing Areas in China, The Pearl River Delta / Anthony Yeh |
