A panoramic and thoroughly researched account—at once ambitious and accessible—of the urban migrations that are reshaping our world.

What will be remembered about our century, perhaps more than anything except global warming, is the final shift of human populations from agricultural life to cities, the effects of which are being felt around the world. Arrival City gives us an on-the-ground view of this phenomenon—from Maryland to Shenzhen, from the favelas of Rio to the shanty towns of Mumbai, from Los Angeles to Nairobi. Doug Saunders introduces us to the migrants themselves, and with the aid of their stories elucidates their essential part in the economic fabric. He makes clear that the cities and nations that provide citizenship and opportunity to migrants stand to benefit as the migrant class evolves into a middle class, and he explains why those that ignore these people will see increased social unrest, poverty, and religious fundamentalism.

Blending intimate personal portraits with brilliant social analysis, Arrival City will change the way we think about globalization.

道格·桑德斯 (Doug Saunders)

1995年加入加拿大《环球邮报》(<The Globe and Mail>)，现任《环球邮报》欧洲局负责人。桑德斯曾连续三年获得代表加拿大新闻界最高荣誉的国家新闻奖，并被誉为加拿大最好的专栏作家，其专栏内容为探究新闻背后的常识与全球趋势。

在对《美国大城市的死与生》作者雅各布斯(Jane Jacobs)的一次采访后，桑德斯萌生了撰写一部记录人口迁徙、尤其是农村到城市人口迁徙的著作的想法。从2007年开始，桑德斯开始了一场全球之旅，从欧洲出发，到印度次大陆、中国和北美，深入接触包括来自肯尼亚和里约热内卢的底层平民，足迹遍布五大洲数十个国家和地区，最终完成本书。桑德斯现居英国伦敦。