In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the strategies, management and impacts of urban development. Topics included in this compilation include public housing strategies in Ogun State, Nigeria; the major sport events strategy environment in Shanghai, China; strategic environmental assessment of two urban plans in Italy and the United Kingdom; assessing the growth pole phenomenon in Venezuela; geoprocessing technologies in the evaluation of sustainable urban development in Parnamirim, Brazil; and the globalisation and urban development of Harlem in New York City, USA.
Preface; Public Housing Strategies in Ogun State: Implication for Urban Development in Nigeria; Mapping the Major Sport Events Strategy Environment in Shanghai; A Comparative Analysis of Strategic Environmental Assessment of Two Urban Plans: Torbay, United Kingdom, & Cagliari, Italy; Assessing the Growth Pole Phenomenon in Venezuela: The Case of Ciudad Guayana; Geoprocessing Technologies in Evaluation of Sustainable Urban Development -- A Case Study in the Northeast of Brazil; Locating the Global in Harlem, NYC: Urban Development Initiatives, Public Space, & Gentrification; Index.