Directors of urban change in Asia
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Bibliographic Information
Directors of urban change in Asia
（Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies, 9）
Routledge, 2005
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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 Dec. 2002
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Bringing together a group of international scholars, Directors of Urban Change in Asia examines who the 'directors' for urban change are in an eclectic mix of Asian cities. The books discusses how, in the majority of cases, urban change has come about primarily as the result of visionary leaders, on national, regional and local levels. It also makes clear that the less successful cities have tended to lack such leaders.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Contributors 1. Introduction: Directors of Urban Change 2. Colombo 3. Guangzhou City: Ever-Changing Urban Planning 4. Hanoi: Between the Imperfect Past and the Conditional Future 5. Jakarta: Conflicting Directions 6. Kuala Lumpur and Singapore: High Hopes versus a Low Profile 7. Makassar: Set, Backstage and a Diva in an Indonesian Secondary City 8. Metro Manila: Designers or Directors of Urban Development? 9. Nanjing: Promoting the ICT Sector 10. Semarang: Was H.F. Tillema a Director of Urban Change? 11. Surabaya: The Bridge to Madura 12. Tehran: A Mega-City Built without a Vision 13. Tokyo: Paradise of Speculators and Builders Index
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