Subject(s): Urbanization in Cross-cultural studies,Congresses -- Rural-urban migration in Cross-cultural studies,Congresses -- Cities and towns in Growth in Cross-cultural studies,Congresses -- Human settlements in Statistics ,Congresses -- Urbanization in Statistics,Congresses -- Urban-rural Dichotomy -- World urbanization -- Regional Perspectives on Settlement Change -- City-Suburb and Metro-Nonmetro Distinction in US -- Population and Urbanization -- Urbanization Trends in Asia -- Analysing Urbanization in Africa -- Case Studies from Mexico, India, Brazil, China -- Conceptualizing Settlement System -- Urban Systems -- Rurality and Post-industrial Society -- Moving from the Conceptual to the Operational -- Multiple Dimensions of Settlement System -- Remorte Sensing and geographic Information Systems to Identify Urban Environment -- Metropolitan area Standards in the United States