FrontMatter -- Pravin Visaria (1937-2001) -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Why Location Matters -- 3 Urban Population Change: A Sketch -- 4 Urban Population Dynamics: Models, Measures, and Forecasts -- 5 Diversity and Inequality -- 6 Fertility and Reproductive Health -- 7 Mortality and Morbidity: Is City Life Good for Your Health? -- 8 The Urban Economy Transformed -- 9 The Challenge of Urban Governance -- 10 Looking Ahead -- References -- Appendices -- A Concepts and Definitions of Metropolitan Regions -- B Mathematical Derivations -- C Linking DHS Surveys to United Nations City Data -- D United Nations Estimates and Projections -- E Measuring Relative Poverty with DHS Data -- F Recommendations for the Demographic and Health Surveys -- Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff -- Index -- The Committee on Population.