COVID-19 is an invisible threat that has hugely impacted cities and their inhabitants. Yet its impact is very visible, perhaps most so in urban public spaces and spaces of mobility. This international volume explores the transformations of public space and public transport in response to COVID-19 across the world, both those resulting from official governmental regulations and from everyday practices of urban citizens. The contributors discuss how the virus made urban inequalities sharper and clearer, and redefined public spaces in the 'new normal'. Offering crucial insights for reforming cities to be more resilient to future crises, this is an invaluable resource for scholars and policy makers alike.

The first book to compile the challenges and best practices of planning in Indonesian cities of different sizes from a wide thematic perspective. Relevant to all who are concerned with the world's problems and challenges from rapid urbanization in cities of different sizes. Each chapter is written by experts who have extensive knowledge of planning in their respective Indonesian city.

1. Relevant for anyone concerned with the world's problems from rapid urban growth in the Global South particularly in cities with a population of more than 10 million2. All regions or continents of the Global South are represented in the book including Middle America, South America, Africa, Middle East, South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia. 3. Each chapter is written by experts who have extensive knowledge of planning in their respective megacity

Cities are now home to 55% of the world's population, and that number is rising. Urban populations across the world will continue to grow, including in megacities with populations over ten million. In 2016 there were 31 megacities globally, according to the United Nations' World Cities Report, with 24 of those cities located in the Global South. That number is expected to rise to 41 by 2030, with all ten new megacities in the Global South where the processes of urbanization are intrinsically distinct from those in the Global North. The Routledge Handbook of Planning Megacities in the Global South provides rigorous comparative analyses, discussing the challenges, processes, best practices, and initiatives of urbanization in Middle America, South America, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. This book is indispensable reading for students and scholars of urban planning, and its significance as a resource will only continue to grow as urbanization reshapes the global population.

Over two decades, many studies have attempted to identify the factors that correspond to the spatial distribution of homelessness. They used data where people end up as homeless. Such studies could not reveal where the homeless come from and what process that contributes to the vulnerability of individuals on the brink of homelessness. This book seeks the geographic distribution of residential origins of different categories of the homeless and categorizes homeless people based on gender, family status, the occurence of alcohol, drug and mental health, chronicity, and veteran status. Specifically, this book addresses two research questions: 1. Does the spatial distribution of residential origins of each homeless category differ? And 2. What demographic, socioeconomic and housing factors are associated with the spatial distribution of residential origins of each homeless category? The book also demonstrates the application of Geographic Information System in the homelessness context. The book contributes to the discussion of homelessness particularly on homelessness prevention interventions and will greatly benefit scholars and practitioners on homelessness issues.