This book is comprised of articles and papers that have come about after years of academic and applied research endeavors of the practitioners and academicians in the field of urban and regional development planning. Most of these articles have already been presented and deliberated in national and international conferences held in different parts of the world, namely: Indianapolis, Newcastle upon Tyne, Rome, Istanbul, Cairo, Alexandria, Vienna, Stockholm, Jeddah, Riyadh, Jubail, Islamabad, Penang, and Bandung. The concepts and case studies described in this book bring home the fact that the world is undergoing a gyrational transition. Not only are developed and developing countries getting influenced by each other and transforming due to a process of circular causation, but each of the two sets of countries are also undergoing a simultaneous internal transformation due to the differential infusion of technology and indigenous entrepreneurship. As a consequence, highly diversified urban systems are getting integrated interactively, leading to the formation of a global village and achievement of a unity in diversity!

This autobiographical travelogue, written from time to time over the last fifty years, describes the continuous and ever changing journey of life. The different installments of this travelogue, directly or indirectly, reflect the evolutionary development of the author's state of mind at the time of their writing. This Galaxy of Desires is truly a large and limitless Galaxy. It comprises characterization, travelogue and some philosophical discussions as well. This book, based on valuable studies, observations and experiences, is a big addition to current Urdu literature.- Jamil uddin AaliDr. Anis ur Rahmaan has a piercing and perceptive eye. His analysis, observations and experiences are not only thought provoking but also eye openers. He narrates even the unspeakable with such finesse and caution that the reader does not feel any jerks.- Dr. Aslam FarukhiDr. Anis needs to be congratulated for taking his reader along with him in his journeys and for introducing him to a very individualistic point of view.- Baano Qudsia Dr. Anis' pen, on one hand mirrors the past and on the other hand, provokes intrusion into the future as well. Sometimes he compresses into few sentences that which could take books to elaborate.- Mujibur Rahman Shami Dr. Anis ur Rahmaan has an individualistic writing style which is characterized by its fluency, spontaneity and an abundance of literary taste.- Urdu Digest

This book is comprised of articles and papers that have come about after years of academic and applied research endeavors of the practitioners and academicians in the field of urban and regional development planning. Most of these articles have already been presented and deliberated in national and international conferences held in different parts of the world, namely: Indianapolis, Newcastle upon Tyne, Rome, Istanbul, Cairo, Alexandria, Vienna, Stockholm, Jeddah, Riyadh, Jubail, Islamabad, Penang, and Bandung. The concepts and case studies described in this book bring home the fact that the world is undergoing a gyrational transition. Not only are developed and developing countries getting influenced by each other and transforming due to a process of circular causation, but each of the two sets of countries are also undergoing a simultaneous internal transformation due to the differential infusion of technology and indigenous entrepreneurship. As a consequence, highly diversified urban systems are getting integrated interactively, leading to the formation of a global village and achievement of a unity in diversity!