Introduction -- From the Beginning of Agriculture and Urbanization to the First Urbexplosions -- Understanding the First Urban Revolution -- The Two First Economy-Worlds: the Roman and Chinese Empires -- Understanding the Urban Evolution Dynamics -- The Big Ebb: Islam Out to Conquer the Great and the Asian Corridors -- Understanding Topodynamic Inertia -- The Big Ebb: Europe's Fight for Survival -- The Discovery of America and the Return in Strength of the Occident -- The Advent of Motorized Transportation and the Second Urban Revolution -- Understanding the Impact of Motorized Transportation -- The Age of Automobile and the Triumph of the American Corridor -- Understanding Topodynamic Corridors -- Poles and Routes through History -- The Topodynamic Model: Origin and Fallouts -- The Urban World Future -- Conclusion: The Broad Patterns of History. .