The State of Arab Cities 2012: Challenges of Urban Transition

The State of Arab Cities Report 2012 is the first report in
the UN-Habitat series on the state of cities to focus on
the Arab world. It presents a collective picture of urban
conditions and trends in each of four Arab regions (Maghreb,
Mashreq, Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) and Southern
Tier), and provides a discussion of the similarities, differences
and linkages between these countries in the context of a larger
Arab region.
This report complements the State of the World Cities
2010/11 report, as well as the chapter on North Africa in the
State of African Cities 2008 and 2010 reports. It is particularly
relevant and timely to review urbanization issues in the Arab
region given the events of 2011.