The colonies of the British Empire gave rise to many of the biggist cities in the world; colonial policy and planning have had a profound impact in the form and functioning of these cities. Robert Home provides a critical assessment of the impact of British colonialism on world urban Developmenmt: - the lagacy of Shaftesbury's Grand Modell in the New World and elsewhere - the origins of racial segregation, from Raffles' Singapore to apartheid South Africa - the building and renewal of port cities across the continents - the new house forms devised from the verandah bungalow to the barrack block - the control of city space by doctors and engineers