'There is much to recommend in Urbanisation in the Island Pacific. ...it has brought Pacific urban experiences belatedly into the mainstream. The authors, in successfully conveying the complexity and sheer number of pressing issues that the region's towns and cities face, have made a strong case for much greater attention and research in the future.' - Urban Studies

• 1. Introduction: an Urban Pacific Part One: the Context of Urbanization in the Pacific 2. The Colonial Heritage 3. Population Growth and Migration 4. Economic Development: Towards the City? Part Two: Urban Issues 5. Managing Urbanization 6. Land and Urban Life 7. Housing and the Urban Environment Part Three: Sustaining Pacific Urban Society? 8. Living in Town: a Sustainable Future?

'There is much to recommend in Urbanisation in the Island Pacific. ...it has brought Pacific urban experiences belatedly into the mainstream. The authors, in successfully conveying the complexity and sheer number of pressing issues that the region's towns and cities face, have made a strong case for much greater attention and research in the future.' - Urban Studies

• 1. Introduction: an Urban Pacific Part One: the Context of Urbanization in the Pacific 2. The Colonial Heritage 3. Population Growth and Migration 4. Economic Development: Towards the City? Part Two: Urban Issues 5. Managing Urbanization 6. Land and Urban Life 7. Housing and the Urban Environment Part Three: Sustaining Pacific Urban Society? 8. Living in Town: a Sustainable Future?