| Description |
xii, 269 pages : illustrations maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction : directors of urban change / Peter J. M. Nas -- 2. Colombo / Siri T. Hettige -- 3. Guangzhou City : ever-changing urban planning / Zhou Daming -- 4. Hanoi : between the imperfect past and the conditional future / Hans Schenk -- 5. Jakarta : conflicting directions / Pratiwo / Peter J. M. Nas -- 6. Kuala Lumpur and Singapore : high hopes versus a low profile / Freek Colombijn -- 7. Makassar : set, backstage and a diva in an Indonesian secondary city / Christoph Antweiler -- 8. Metro Manila : designers or directors of urban development? / Otto van den Muijzenberg and Ton van Naerssen -- 9. Nanjing : promoting the ICT sector / Meine Pieter van Dijk -- 10. Semarang : was H.F. Tillema a director of urban change? / Peter J. M. Nas and Kirsten Theuns -- 11. Surabaya : the bridge to Madura / Manuelle Franck -- 12. Tehran : a mega-city built without a vision / Soheila Shahshahani -- 13. Tokyo : paradise of speculators and builders / Shuji Funo |
| Summary |
"Bringing together a group of international scholars, Directors of Urban Change in Asia examines the influence of significant individuals who are 'directors' for urban change in an eclectic mix of Asian cities. These directors or change agents are actors who have an elaborate view on urban development and who are in a position to formulate and influence future developments. The book 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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 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 |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Nas, P.
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| LC no. |
2004020493 |
| ISBN |
0415350891 (hardback) |
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0415350891 (hbk.) |
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