| Description |
xii, 269 p. : ill., maps. |
| Series |
Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; 9 |
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Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; 9.
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| Note |
Based on papers presented at the international workshop Mega-urbanization in Asia and Europe : directors of urban change in a comparative perspective, held in Leiden, 12-14 December 2002. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: directors of urban change / Peter J.M. Nas -- Colombo / Siri T. Hettige -- Guangzhou City: ever-changing urban planning / Zhou Daming -- Hanoi: between the imperfect past and the conditional future / Hans Schenk -- Jakarta: conflicting directions / Pratiwo and Peter J.M. Nas -- Kuala Lumpur and Singapore: high hopes versus a low profile / Freek Colombijn -- Makassar: set, backstage and a diva in an Indonesian secondary city / Christoph Antweiler -- Metro Manila: designers or directors of urban development? / Otto van den Muijzenberg and Ton van Naerssen -- Nanjing: promoting the ICT sector / Meine Pieter van Dijk -- Semarang: was H.F. Tillema a director of urban change? / Peter J.M. Nas and Kirsten Theuns -- Surabaya: the bridge to Madura / Manuelle Franck -- Tehran: a mega-city built without a vision / Soheila Shahshahani -- Tokyo: paradise of speculators and builders / Shuji Funo. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Urban policy -- Asia -- Case studies.
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City planning -- Asia -- Case studies.
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Urbanization -- Asia -- Case studies.
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Cities and towns -- Asia -- Growth -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Nas, P.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0415350891 (hardback) |
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