This Is the third set of volumes in the well known series entitled Concept''s International Series fan Geography. This multi-volume set has wide coverage under the title Perspectives in Urban Geograghy. The earlier two sets in the series were? Perspectives in Agricultural Geography and Perspectives in Geomorphoiogy. Traditional studies on aspects of Urban Geography had been concentrating on observational records of developments of towns and cities till the subject came to acquire a behavioural approach recently. What resulted was a new matrix of philosophies, methodologies and their Ingedt''atk application to what had been researched through the years, The present set of volumes ventures to make a rigorous survey of the literature on Urban Geography after its reorientation as it were® The current wave of research on urban problems ha$> produced new dimensions in formulating and administering public programmes, Researchers have drawn guidelines for improving the, orientation and management of present programmes and policies. The planners in their efforts have established strategies to control haphazard development of cities.'' Thus policies are essential prerequisites of an effective use of planning norms. The papers included in the first part of this volume on Urban planning and Policies reflect three issues? the governmental framework for policy making, the substantive content of socii! policy and the use of new methods for policy analysis. The papers in the second part describe some of the current approaches to the development of practical and workable ways to improve conditions of urban living in diverse settings. The contributors to the volume are experts in their own fields frem around the world.
