| Description |
xiv, 432 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Planning for the mega-city : a new eastern Asian urban form? / Peter Hall -- Urbanisation in an era of volatile globalisation : policy problematiques for the 21st century / Terry McGee -- Demographic perspectives on urban development in Asia at the turn of the century / Graeme Hugo -- Urban economic development and globalisation linkages in the Pacific Rim / Michael Lindfield and Robert Stimson -- National urban development strategy in Indonesia-- case study : Jabotabek / Ibu Budhy Tjahjati Soegijoko -- Space, technology and the edge city : patterns of service and infrastructure investments-- the US national capital region / Kingsley Haynes and Roger Stough -- Strategic planning and the competitive city : Adelaide, South Australia / Stephen Hamnett and Michael Lennon -- Net, city and locality-- technological impacts on Stockholm / Reza Kazemian -- The sustainable network society-- a scenario study of transport and communications / Folke Snickars -- Environmental and urban amenity in a growing mega-city-- Tokyo as a blend of East and West / Mamoru Taniguchi -- Cities and air pollution / Peter Newton and Peter Manins -- Privatising climate : first world cities in South East Asia / Howard Dick and Peter Rimmer -- The global city and sustainability-- perspectives from Australian cities and a survey of 37 global cities / Peter Newman, Jeff Kenworthy and Felix Laube -- Sustainability of eastern and western cities / John Brotchie [and others] -- Income shifts between East and West / Gus Hooke |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- Growth.
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East and West.
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City planning.
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Sociology, Urban.
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Sustainable urban development.
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| Author |
Brotchie, J. F.
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| LC no. |
98074506 |
| ISBN |
1840143177 |
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9781840143171 |
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