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Report published by the OECD, 2012, 148 p.This report compares urbanisation trends in OECD countries on the basis of a newly defined OECD methodology which helps cross-country comparison of the socio-economic and environmental performance of metropolitan areas in OECD countries.The methodology is presented and results from its application to 28 OECD countries are discussed together with policy implication both on national growth and governance of cities.The report also includes three original papers that present the urbanisation dynamics and prospects in China and South Africa and the governance challenges resulting from the new policy agenda on cities in the United Kingdom.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Redefining urban areas in OECD countriesChapter 2. Urbanisation and migration trends in South Africa: theory and policy implicationsChapter 3. Urbanisation in China todayChapter 4.  Focusing on functionality: changing approached to economic development in EnglandFree preview. The full version is accessible to subscribers on the OECD iLibrary or can be purchased from the OECD Online BookshopGet this report: online version | paperback