Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Misconceptions about Present and future Canadian Urbanization: Conventional Wisdom -- 2 Recent Urban Growth Trends -- 3 Reasons for Changes: Some Tentative Hypotheses -- 4 The Future Pattern of Settlement -- 5 Planning for the Emerging Settlement Pattern: Problems and Opportunities -- 6 Need for a National Settlement Policy -- Epilogue: Some Research and Information Needs -- Notes -- Appendix: Habitat '76 Recommendations for Settlement Policies and Planning -- Bibliography.