Subject(s): world city -- Transport and Telecommunication -- Rural urban relations -- Metropolitan areas -- Urbanization -- International economic relations -- globalization -- large cities :habitat -- Regional Survey and Selected World Cities : Europe,North America, Tokyo, Pacific Asia, Latin America, Rio De Janeiro, Islamic Cities, Cairo,Sub-Saharan African Cities, Johannesburg -- Key Issues about the urban future : Impact of New Technologies -- World Cities as Financial Centres -- Rural-Urban Future