A stunning showcase of cities around the world leading the way in inspired urban planning. The Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize is a biennial international award that honours outstanding contributions to the creation of vibrant, liveable and sustainable urban communities around the world. Awarded jointly by the Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Centre for Liveable Cities, the 2012 prize went to the City of New York for its remarkable transformation in the decade since the 2001 World Trade Center attack. Filled with superb full-colour photography, "Cities in Transformation" showcases both the winners - Bilbao in 201 and New York in 2012 - and the runners up - Ahmedabad, Brisbane, Copenhagen, Malmo, Vancouver, Melbourne, Curitiba, Dehli, and Khayelitsha - giving readers a unique insight into the cities leading the way in inspired urban planning.