The purpose of The Suburban Land Question is to identify the common elements of land development in suburban regions around the world.

Richard Harris is a professor in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University.

Ute Lehrer is an associate professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.

"The Suburban Land Question provides a broad and impressive overview of suburban expansion (more specifically issues around land tenure, spatial planning, and development) on a global scale in the context of late 19th and 20th century urbanization."

Mark Clapson, professor of Social and Urban History, University of Westminster:

"The Suburban Land Question　builds upon key themes emerging in the field of suburban studies. The interrelationships between local land uses, forces for change within countries and transnationally, and the global picture of land uses in rapidly expanding and existing suburban contexts in the global North and South combine to make　The Suburban Land Question　a major contribution in the field of urban studies."