Factors shaping the spatial agglomeration of Asian cities -- Emerging factors accelerating urban economic growth -- Cluster: theory, analysis, and experience in agglomerated Asian cities -- Building competitive local economies: approach and analytical steps -- Cluster-based city economic development in Bangladesh -- Cluster-based city economic development in India -- Cluster-based city economic development in Sri Lanka -- Insights gained from the three coutry case studies -- New paradigm of local economic development for growing Asian cities

1. Cities and towns -- Asia
2. Cities and towns -- Pacific Area
3. Urban economics
4. Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- Asia
5. Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- Developing countries
6. Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- Pacific Area
7. Sustainable development -- Asia
8. Sustainable development -- Developing countries
9. Sustainable development -- Pacific Area
10. economic development
11. development policy
12. competitiveness