This volume is designed to provide an introduction to urban development in Indonesia. It contains an introductory survey of studies in the field, a general essay "Town Development in the Indies" (1938), and three specialized studies: "The Living Conditions of Municipally Employed Coolies in Batavia in 1937" (1939), "Differential Mortality in the Town of Bandung" by W. Brand (1940), and "Kuta Gede" by H.J. van Mook (1926)
