"This is the first book to address future informal settlements at the global scale. It argues that to foster favourable conditions for the sustainable evolution of future informal cities, planners must consider the same issues that are paramount in formal urban developments, such as provision of:balanced land usesenergy efficiency and mobility water management and food sufficiencygovernance and community participation productivity and competitiveness identity and sense of place Planning and Design for Future Informal Settlements makes a call for responsible action to address the urban challenges of the developing world, suggesting that the vitality of informality, coupled with spatial design and good management, can support the efficient use of resourcesin better places to live.The book analyses the strengths and weaknesses of informal urbanism and the challenges faced by the fast growing cities of the developing world.