Rita Afsar is Research Fellow (Hon), Faculty of Arts, School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia.Mahabub Hossain was Advisor to Executive Director, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Dhaka, and distinguished professor and chair, Department of Economics and Social Sciences, BRAC UniversityMahabub Hossain was Advisor to Executive Director, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh, and chairperson of BRAC University's Department of Economics and Social Sciences.

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of AbreviationsList of Tables, figures, and boxesGlossary 1. Dhaka's Changing Landscape: Prospects for Economic Development, Social Change, and Shared Prosperity2. Rapid Urbanization and Population Changes in Dhaka City: The Demographic Dividend3. Migration and Rural-Urban Connectivity: The Need for Reconstructing New Theoretical Approaches4. Migration and Occupational Changes: Dreams and Relaities of Better Livelihoods5. Dynamics of Livelihoods, Income, and Proverty: The Scope for Shared Prosperity6. Quality of Life: Shared Modes of Basic Services and the Sustainable Development Goals7. Impact of Urbanization on Health and Education: Progress and Inter-generational Prospects for Shared Prosperity8. Migration, Modernization, and Social Change: An Enquiry into Migrants' Attitudinal Changes 9. Better Lives, Better Incomes but Slip Prospects for Shared Prosperity Bibliography AppendicesIndexAbout the Authors

This book provides a rich summary of urbanization in the context of the Global South and an excellent systems-level insight on how to approach the analysis of complex urban systems amid growth, social change, global pandemic, and climate change. Its insights are relevant for planning and management of cities in the Global South that have experienced a similar level of growth and change in recent years. This book should capture the attention of scholars, practitioners, and students whose work particularly focuses on urban studies and urban and regional planning in the Global South. It is a solid foundational as well as advanced-level book for those who seek exposure to the rapidly evolving urbanization process in international context.