Introduction
Part I: Prophecies and clues
Chapter 1. 1760 La Suisse comme ville – JJ Rousseau
Chapter 2. 1899 The decentralisation of industries - P Kropotkin
Chapter 3. 1901 The probable diffusion of great cities – HG Wells
Chapter 4. 1915 The City-Region – P Geddes
Chapter 5. 1932 Broadacre City – F.L. Wright
Part II: Interpretative concepts
Chapter 6. 1961 - Megalopolis – J. Gottmann
Chapter 7. 1962 - La Città Territorio – M Tafuri/G Piccinato/V Quilici
Chapter 8. 1976 - La Rurbanisation – G Bauer/JM Roux
Chapter 9. 1979 - Agropolitan development – J Friedmann
Chapter 10. 1986 – La Banlieue radieuse – M. Smets
Chapter 11. 1989 - Tapitmetropool – J Neutelings
Chapter 12. 1990 – La Città Diffusa – F Indovina
Chapter 13. 1991 – La Ville-Territoire- A Corboz
Chapter 14. 1991 – Desakota – T. McGee
Chapter 15. 1991 – La Periferia- B Secchi
Chapter. 16. 1995 – Agronica - A Branzi
Chapter 17. 1997 – Zwischenstadt – T Sieverts
Part III: Conclusion.