After discussing urbanization and development in the Asian and Pacific region, the paper looks at macro-economic growth and human development and focuses on the questions of basic needs and of public services supporting human settlements with particular reference to Southeast Asian countries....

The trends and patterns of urbanization and spatial development since 1960 in selected Asian and Pacific developing countries are reviewed and the main forces underlying the trends discussed. Issues such as the speed of urbanization, spatial concentration and appropriate measures to deal with...