Atlas of Global Development is a comprehensive guide to the most critical issues facing our changing world today. A visual guide to global issues – easy-to-read graphical presentation with every topic presented by colorful world maps, tables, graphs, and photographs Topics that are shaping our world – key development indicators, from poverty, population growth, and food production to climate change, foreign direct investment, and international trade.

Choose Download PDF to view this document produced by UN-Habitat . This report examines the economic role of cities and illustrates the important contributions of cities to national economic development and poverty reduction. It looks at the agglomeration economies, city clusters, city regions and mega city regions.