Beyond metropolis : the planning and governance of Asia's mega-urban regions

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Author:

Laquian, Aprodicio A.

ISBN:

9780801881763

Personal Author:

Laquian, Aprodicio A.

Publication Information:

Washington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 488 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Foreword / Joseph S. Tulchin -- 1. From mega-cities to mega-urban regions -- 2. Planning Asia's mega-urban regions -- 3. The governance of mega-urban regions -- 4. Are mega-urban regions sustainable? -- 5. Planning and the management of water resources -- 6. Managing mobility in mega-urban regions -- 7. Inner-city redevelopment -- 8. Developing the urban periphery -- 9. Housing and basic urban services -- 10. Toward viable mega-urban regions in Asia.

Abstract:

"Beyond Metropolis studies planning and governance in the regions surrounding the twelve cities in Asia with populations over ten million: Tokyo, Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta), Dhaka, Delhi, Shanghai, Jakarta, Osaka, Beijing, Karachi, Metro Manila, and Seoul. These regions are greater than cities plus suburbs: for almost all, development has sprawled into the surrounding countryside, enveloping villages, towns, and small and medium-sized cities, creating "extended metropolitan regions."" "These areas, argues Aprodicio A. Laquian, are the centers of development for their countries: they represent huge markets; large and varied labor pools; and centers of politics, education, and culture, Beyond Metropolis examines these mega-urban regions in terms of governance and sustainability; water, transportation, and housing; and the twin questions of inner-city redevelopment and satellite area development."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Urbanization -- Asia.

City planning -- Asia.

Regional planning -- Asia.

Municipal services -- Asia.

Municipal government -- Asia.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004030993.html

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Beyond Metropolis studies planning and governance in the regions surrounding the twelve cities in Asia with populations over ten million: Tokyo, Mumbai, Kolkata, Dhaka, Delhi, Shanghai, Jakarta, Osaka, Beijing, Karachi, Metro Manila, and Seoul. These regions are greater than cities plus suburbs: for almost all, development has sprawled into the surrounding countryside, enveloping villages, towns, and small and medium-sized cities, creating "extended metropolitan regions."

These areas, argues Aprodicio A. Laquian, are the centers of development for their countries: they represent huge markets; large and varied labor pools; and centers of politics, education, and culture. Beyond Metropolis examines these mega-urban regions in terms of governance and sustainability; water, transportation, and housing; and the twin questions of inner-city redevelopment and satellite area development. The author embraces, on one hand, unified regional planning and, on the other, cooperative efforts by urban residents for addressing their own problems. Beyond Metropolis builds on studies conducted during the 1990s under the Centre for Human Settlements at the University of British Columbia.