"Cities of Europe" is a unique combination of book and CD-ROM examining the effects of recent socio-economic transformations on western European cities. It focuses on the interplay between segregation, social exclusion and governance issues in these cities. It takes a comparative approach by highlighting the specifics of European cities vis-a-vis other urban contexts and analysing the intra-European differences.

The CD-ROM features a series of 2,000 photographs from seventeen cities (Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Brussels, Bucharest, Helsinki, London, Milan, Naples, New York, Paris, Rotterdam, Tirana, Turin, and Utrecht). It also features 126 thematic maps, interviews with established scholars, and literature reviews. The book and the CD-ROM are linked through an extensive cross-referencing system.