Regional / urban economics Books
The American University in Cairo Press Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City Out of
Book SynopsisThis book moves beyond superficial generalizations about Cairo as a chaotic metropolis in the developing world into an analysis of the ways the city’s eighteen million inhabitants have, in the face of a largely neglectful government, built and shaped their own city. Using a wealth of recent studies on Greater Cairo and a deep reading of informal urban processes, the city and its recent history are portrayed and mapped: the huge, spontaneous neighborhoods; housing; traffic and transport; city government; and its people and their enterprises. The book argues that understanding a city such as Cairo is not a daunting task as long as pre-conceived notions are discarded and care is taken to apprehend available information and to assess it with a critical eye. In the case of Cairo, this approach leads to a conclusion that the city can be considered a kind of success story, in spite of everything.Table of ContentsList of Maps List of Illustrations List of Tables Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgments Foreword Janet Abu-Lughod IntroductionImaging Cairo Cairo is Egypt and Egypt is Cairo A History of Modern Cairo: Three Cities in One Informal Cairo Triumphant Housing Real and Speculative The Desert City Today Working in the City City on the Move: A Complementary Informality? Governing Cairo Summing Up: Cairo Serendipity? Postscript: Revolutionary Cairo One Year On Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
£24.75
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Economic Agglomeration And The Development Of
Book SynopsisThe book conducts a comprehensive study on urbanization and the development of cities in China. It provides detailed and systematic evidence on agglomeration effects on the urban labor market and industrial development. It studies the impact of economic agglomeration on the urban labor market and industrial development. It concludes that agglomeration will not only promote employment and incomes for workers, but also accelerate the growth of manufacturing and service industries. This book emphasizes the importance of increasing economic agglomeration and encouraging the free flow of production factors across regions in achieving coordinated development among regions. This book also provides policy implications to other developing countries in its conclusion.
£81.00
World Scientific Publishing Company Urban Economics Real Estate Transportation and
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£76.00
Springer Verlag, Singapore Managing Urbanization, Climate Change and
Book SynopsisThis book offers essential insights into potential catastrophic events that might befall upon the emerging urban landscape in South Asia, and which are due to hazards, risks and vulnerabilities inherent in the region’s geophysical location, as well as due to climate change and unplanned urbanization. It highlights major physio-graphic, demographic, geological and geophysical indicators that are responsible for changing the pattern and trend of urbanization in South Asia – a crucial issue in view of emerging threats of climate change, and changes in the demographic profile. The book addresses the disaster management scenario in South Asia, manifestations of climate change in the region and various urban setups under climate-change-induced risks. Further, it elaborates on the challenges of urbanization-based neo-risks and vulnerabilities, which manifest in the form of slum area growth, piling and littering of waste and filth, new health risks, groundwater contamination, air pollution, highly energy-dependent lifestyles, poverty, socio-economic tensions, etc. It also critically examines the institutional mechanisms for disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and urban governance, and suggests appropriate changes in the governing structure to mitigate these risks. The book draws the attention of urban planners and policymakers to current shortcomings in the administrative and financial structures of local urban bodies. While outlining climate-associated risks and adaptation strategies in South Asia, it also suggests measures for integrating climate change and urban adaption with state's planning processes, and puts forward a risk alleviation platform to bring the risk managers working in different fields together, so that they make concerted efforts to achieve sustainable development. It offers valuable takeaways for researchers, urban planners, those working in industry, consultants, and policymakers.Table of ContentsChapter-01: Introduction.- Chapter -02: South Asia Region & its Urban Agglomerates -Changing Risk Characterization.- Chapter -03: Disaster Management Scenario of South Asia.- Chapter -04: Manifestations and Impacts of Climate Change in SAR.- Chapter -05 : Urban Setups in South Asia Region (SAR) under Climate Change induced Risk.- Chapter -06 : Challenges of Urbanisation led neo risks and vulnerabilities.- Chapter -07: Institutional Structure for DRR, CCA and Urban Governance.- Chapter -08: Conclusions and Future Perspective – A Road Map.
£89.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Public Acceptability of Congestion Charging in
Book SynopsisThis book explores the public acceptability of congestion pricing in the Chinese context. Successful in western cities, notably London, congestion pricing has overcome vested interests to revitalize city centers and reduce pollution. Given the radically different nature of China's culture and political system, the author articulates why public acceptability should be an issue and how it will look in an authoritarian context. Based on stakeholder interviews, focus groups and an attitudinal survey, this book will interest policymakers, planners, and scholars of transport governance.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Observations from the Literature.- Chapter 3: Research Design and Methodology.- Chapter 4: Acceptability in the Chinese Context: Exploratory Interviews.- Chapter 5: The Complex Nature of Public Acceptability of Congestion Charging: What Should Be Considered in the Chinese Context?.- Chapter 6: Results of the Quantitative Analysis.- Chapter 7: Discussion: Authoritarian Public Accessibility.- Chapter 8: Conclusion and Recommendations.
£75.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Current Issues in Public Utilities and Public
Book SynopsisThis book is novel in that it reveals significant issues of economics, management and business fields currently observed in network industries such as public utilities and transportation, and provides empirical evidence of their mechanisms and policy implications from various perspectives. This is a holistic collection of literature on public utilities economics and management, since the industries discussed include a wide range such as electricity, water supply, sewerage, transport, and postal service, which compound social infrastructure as public benefit service, and the issues examined contain not only economics topics such as cost, efficiency, and productivity, but also management topics such as governance, strategy and organizational restructuring. The book also investigates general private companies to derive future implications for policy and governance of public utilities, and covers multiple countries such as Japan, the US, and Vietnam. It demonstrates various empirical approaches and methodologies for public utility analysis through 17 chapters by experts in each field, which contributes to further cultivation of empirical studies in public utilities.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- An Analysis of the Effect of Demand Response on Electricity Consumption: Assessing Households’ Heterogeneous Reaction to Dynamic Pricing.- Estimation of Tap Water Demand in Japan: A Panel Data Analysis.- Economies of Scale and Consolidation Effects in the Japanese Sewerage Industry.- Productivity Measurement and Decomposition of Total Factor Productivity in Japan’s Postal and Parcel Delivery Industry.- Preferential Slot Allocation for LCCs at a Congested Airport, and Airfare: The Case of Haneda Airport in Tokyo.- The Impact of Airport Concession on Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Major Airports in Japan.- Travel-Based Multitasking in Japan between 2001 and 2016: Descriptive Analysis.- Understanding the Relationship between Daily Travel and Long-term Subjective Well-being.- The Relationship between Bicycle Accidents and Urban Structure in Cities in Japan.- Brand Strategy in Airline Mergers: Simulation Examples with Delta and North-west.- The Impact of Cooperation on the Multimarket Contact Effect in the U.S. Airline Industry.- The Japanese Sewerage Industry: Institutional Aspects and the Governance Systems.- Evaluating the Institutional Reforms and Private Participation in Japanese Container Ports - Evidence from Multi-Stage DEA Analysis.- Industrial Structure Change and Corporate Strategy: The Case of the Japanese Apparel Industry.- Effects of Sustainable Development Goals Engagement on Profit in Public Utilities: Comparison with General Private Companies.- The Relationship among Corporate Social Responsibility, Network Cooperation, Green Innovation, Environmental Performance and Firm Performance: Evidences in Viet Nam
£132.99
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Network Design And Optimization For Smart Cities
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive reference text is a collection of important research findings on the latest developments in network modeling for optimization of smart cities. Such models can be used from outlining the fundamental concepts of urban development to the description and optimization of physical networks, such as power, water or telecommunications. Networks help us understand city economics and various aspects of human interactions within cities with particular applications in quality of life and the flow of people and goods. Finally, the natural environment and even the climate of cities can be modeled and managed as networks.
£110.70
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Housing And Commuting: The Theory Of Urban
Book SynopsisThe field of urban economics is built on an analysis of housing prices, land rents, housing consumption, spatial form, and other aspects of urban residential structure. Drawing on the journal publications and teaching notes of Professor John Yinger of Syracuse University, Housing and Commuting: The Theory of Urban Residential Structure presents a simple model of urban residential structure and shows how the model's results change when key assumptions are made more realistic. This book provides a wide-ranging introduction to research on urban residential structure. Topics covered range from theoretical analysis of urban structure with different transportation systems or multiple worksites to empirical work on the impact of local public services on house values and the impact of racial prejudice and discrimination on housing choices. Graduate students and scholars who want to learn about research in urban economics will find this book to be a good starting point.
£156.60
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Housing And Commuting: The Theory Of Urban
Book SynopsisThe field of urban economics is built on an analysis of housing prices, land rents, housing consumption, spatial form, and other aspects of urban residential structure. Drawing on the journal publications and teaching notes of Professor John Yinger of Syracuse University, Housing and Commuting: The Theory of Urban Residential Structure presents a simple model of urban residential structure and shows how the model's results change when key assumptions are made more realistic. This book provides a wide-ranging introduction to research on urban residential structure. Topics covered range from theoretical analysis of urban structure with different transportation systems or multiple worksites to empirical work on the impact of local public services on house values and the impact of racial prejudice and discrimination on housing choices. Graduate students and scholars who want to learn about research in urban economics will find this book to be a good starting point.
£80.75
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Lecture Notes In Urban Economics And Urban Policy
Book SynopsisLecture Notes in Urban Economics and Urban Policy provides a wide-ranging introduction to urban economics and urban policy by Professor John Yinger, one of the world's leading scholars in urban economics. It draws on his extensive teaching and publication record to provide detailed lecture notes for both a PhD level course in urban economics and a master's level course in urban policy. Both the US and the world populations are becoming more and more urbanized, and these notes are designed to help scholars learn and teach about the factors that determine urban residential structure and that lead to urban problems such as inadequate housing, concentrated poverty, an inequitable distribution of local public services, racial and ethnic discrimination in housing, and traffic congestion. Although these notes focus on the US, many of the lessons in the notes apply to other countries as well. They also draw on Professor Yinger's extensive teaching experience and publication record in urban economics and should prove useful to many scholars who want to teach about or study urban areas.
£125.10
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Lecture Notes In Urban Economics And Urban Policy
Book SynopsisLecture Notes in Urban Economics and Urban Policy provides a wide-ranging introduction to urban economics and urban policy by Professor John Yinger, one of the world's leading scholars in urban economics. It draws on his extensive teaching and publication record to provide detailed lecture notes for both a PhD level course in urban economics and a master's level course in urban policy. Both the US and the world populations are becoming more and more urbanized, and these notes are designed to help scholars learn and teach about the factors that determine urban residential structure and that lead to urban problems such as inadequate housing, concentrated poverty, an inequitable distribution of local public services, racial and ethnic discrimination in housing, and traffic congestion. Although these notes focus on the US, many of the lessons in the notes apply to other countries as well. They also draw on Professor Yinger's extensive teaching experience and publication record in urban economics and should prove useful to many scholars who want to teach about or study urban areas.
£73.15
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Towards A Liveable And Sustainable Urban
Book SynopsisWith cities rapidly encroaching onto surrounding lands, the notion of “eco-city” proposes an innovative yet pragmatic approach to designing, building and operating cities in a way that the destructive impact of human urban activity upon nature will be significantly reduced.This book comprises of papers from a workshop organized by the East Asian Institute on Eco-cities in East Asia on 27 February 2009 in Singapore. Contributed by scholars, officials and environmental specialists from Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, the papers focus on how individual governments in these countries undertake eco-city projects. The book also highlights best practices that are useful to policy makers and anyone else who seeks to learn from the experiences of other countries in order to reduce their ecological footprints.
£48.45
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Great Urbanization Of China, The
Book SynopsisAs China rises to become the world's largest economy, half a billion rural villagers are expected to become urban residents in the coming decades. The great urbanization of the world's most populated country is sure to be one of the most far-reaching social-economic events in the 21st century. This book provides a clear and comprehensive review of this unfolding event. It presents not only the evolution of public policies and institutional reforms regarding urban development over the past decades, but also an up-to-date survey and in-depth analysis of contemporary social-economic forces that define and contribute to the process of urbanization. Individuals interested in understanding China's urban development will find this book useful, informative, and fascinating.
£48.45
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Urban Composite Development Index For 17 Shandong
Book SynopsisShandong is a thriving economic centre with a Gross Regional Domestic Product of RMB 6.3 trillion in 2015, the third-highest in China. It is also the third-largest province by land area in the country with the second-largest resident population of 98,470,000. With such impressive characteristics, Shandong's urbanisation rate had quickly expanded from 45 percent in 2005 to 57 percent in 2017. As such, in line with the growing affluence of the province, the people's ever-growing demand for urban development in areas such as infrastructure, public services, education and environmental protection has exceeded the provision of such facilities.In view of these developments, the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore (NUS) developed Shandong's first city-level index which assesses the levels of urban development and liveability for each city. The ranking and simulation analysis via the Urban Composite Development Index for 17 Shandong cities was constructed to provide an empirically robust framework to better understand the quality of urban development of Shandong cities in a comprehensive and rigorous manner, while at the same time highlight important policy implications for further growth and development. Further, this publication incorporates key elements which ensures that the construction of the index is unique, empirically sound and relevant to Shandong's development in the context of China.Overall, the analysis provided in this book relates to the broad dimensions of urban development of Shandong cities and can stand up to academic scrutiny as it is based on rigorous methodological foundations. In addition, the study will remain accessible and appealing to policymakers as it offers tailored policy recommendations based on the analysis that will enable them to take appropriate policy interventions in each city to improve their overall performance in urban development. This research will help to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each city and empower policymakers to formulate more effective development strategies.
£139.50
Springer Verlag, Singapore In the Name of Inclusion: The Redevelopment of
Book SynopsisThis book follows the citizenship-based approach and interrogates the policies on urban village redevelopment from a perspective of social exclusion and inclusion. It focuses on two questions: how policy makers and urban villagers understand social inclusion differently, and what makes a difference in enhancing social inclusion. Firstly, an examination of citizenship conceptions, as reflected in the Chinese traditional discourses, provides the basis for questioning the political rhetoric of social inclusion in China. Secondly, a comparison between policy makers’ and villages’ interpretations on urban citizenship helps explore the different understandings of citizenship between them. Finally, by studying six redeveloped urban villages in the city of Xi’an, the book identifies what villagers strive for, and discusses how their strivings make a difference in achieving social inclusion during urban village redevelopment. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Urban Village Redevelopment: The Paradox of Social Inclusion1.1 Introduction1.2 Urban Village and its Development in Xi’an1.2.1 Making sense of the urban village in China1.2.2 Taking Xi’an as the case study city1.3 Urban Village Redevelopment: From Exclusion to Inclusion1.3.1 Urban village and inclusion1.3.2 Citizenship: an alternative approach beyond economic dimension1.4 The Paradox of Social Inclusion: Some Clarifications1.5 Research Methods1.5.1 Selection of study cases1.5.2 Interviewing1.5.3 Questionnaires1.6 Plan of the BookThis chapter explains why the urban village redevelopment in Xi’an is worthyof study and justified the use of citizenship as the key concept to study socialexclusion and inclusion.Chapter 2 From Social Exclusion to Social Inclusion: Where doesCitizenship Fit in?2.1 Introduction: A Short History of Concept Evolvement2.2 The Meanings of Social Exclusion2.2.1 Definitions: who, what, and how2.2.2 Social exclusion in China2.3 The Meanings of Citizenship2.3.1 Citizenship as a Western conception2.3.2 Theorising Chinese citizenship2.4 From Exclusion to Inclusion2.4.1 The importance of citizenship2.4.2 The importance of “sense of inclusion”2.5 Conclusion: The Theoretical FrameworkThis Chapter discusses how the concepts of social exclusion/inclusion andcitizenship can be adapted in China, and where citizenship fits in thediscourse of inclusion. Social exclusion in China is more than a matter ofeconomic disadvantages but is also an expression of incomplete citizenshipand rights deprivation. The interpretation of Chinese citizenship can beexplored in four aspects: first, citizenship as membership is closely related tothe household registration system in China; second, citizenship as rights andobligations in China incorporates a strong sense of Confucianism; third,citizenship as identity closely links to an individual’s sense of inclusion;fourthly, citizenship as the process of right extension is an emerging focus.The four aspects also provide the analytical framework for the followingchapters.Chapter 3. Government’s Understanding of Social Inclusion3.1 Introduction3.2 From Buildings to People: What is Inclusion?3.3 Citizenship as Membership: Gongmin, Renmin, Jumin, or Shimin?3.4 Citizenship as Rights, or as Compensation?3.5 Citizenship as the Process of Struggle for Rights, or as Benevolence?3.6 ConclusionThis chapter explores how the notion of social inclusion is understood by theXi’an government and its implication on citizenship as membership, as rights,and as the process of struggle for rights. Influenced by the Chinese traditionalphilosophies, the local government’s interpretation on inclusion mainly focuson “urban membership” with associated social benefits, and villagers areconsidered as passive actors who receive benefits out of governors’benevolence. This interpretation implies a trade-off, by which villagers aremade to compromise on property rights in exchange for social rights.Chapter 4. Villagers’ Understanding of Social Inclusion4.1 Introduction4.2 Being Urban Citizen: A Socioeconomic Comparison4.2.1 Financial status of urban villagers4.2.2 Living environments and housing facilities4.2.3 Urban standards? “Look at what we had before redevelopments”4.3 Citizenship as Identity: Urbanite, Farmer, Somewhere in between4.4 Being Urban Citizen: What the Villagers Strive for?4.5 ConclusionThis chapter explores how the notion of inclusion is understood by thevillagers in terms of citizenship as identity and as the process of struggle forrights. In response to the government’s trade-off policy, villagers do not take achange to “urban membership” with associated social benefits as a process ofinclusion. What villagers strive for is not only a fair compensation for asecured livelihood, but also the rights to have a say, and to not beingdisplaced from urban life in renewed centrality.Chapter 5. Making a Difference: Inclusion through Active Participation5.1 Introduction5.2 Village Self-governance: A Foundation for Urban Villagers’ Participation5.2.1 Village autonomy: a rural way of citizen participation5.2.2 Villagers’ participation in the process of urban village redevelopment5.3 Villagers’ Strategies: How Optimised Solutions Achieved?5.3.1 W’s experiences: reciprocal communication5.3.2 X’s experiences: trust and mistrust5.3.3 R’s experiences: the representativeness of village representatives5.4 Some Reflections from Villagers’ Differing Strategies5.4.1 Best practices of villagers’ differing participations5.4.2 Regarding village committees and independent third parties5.4.3 Regarding the mode of governance and the elite few5.5 ConclusionThis chapter continues the discussions on the connection between villagers’interpretation on inclusion and the citizenship in terms of right extension,and explores that how villagers’ participation plays an important role inshaping the course of urban village redevelopment. It demonstrates thatvillagers can act as an active agent in the process of inclusion. It concludesthat optimised solutions can be achieved based on three conditions: afoundation of neighbourhoods’ self-governance, local governments’ neutralstanding-point, and a reciprocal channel of communication and mutual trustamong different stakeholders.Chapter 6. Conclusions: Social Inclusion, Citizenship and Beyond6.1 A Revision of the Key Findings6.1.1 Government’s understanding on social inclusion6.1.2 Villagers’ understanding on social inclusion6.1.3 Villagers’ efforts in creating social inclusion6.2 Theoretical Implications6.2.1 Chinese citizenship6.2.2 Social Inclusion6.3 Reflections on Redevelopment Policies and Urban FutureThis chapter discusses a wider theoretical and practical implications oncitizenship and future urban development in China.
£85.49
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd World Cities: Achieving Liveability And Vibrancy
Book SynopsisHow does a city make sound policy decisions on sustainability and governance while simultaneously promoting economic growth and development excellence? This book focuses on the major challenges that world cities are facing in such key areas as governance, social inclusiveness, infrastructural development, financial solvency as well as environmental and ecological sustainability. Based on case studies from cities in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific, this collection of essays brings together some of the top academics, professionals and policymakers from the world over and presents their views on how to best strike the balance between growth and sustainability. The range of perspectives, ideas and depth of information makes this an invaluable resource for researchers, city planning professionals and policymakers in environment, urban development and urban economic planning.Table of ContentsIntroduction: World Cities - Challenges of Liveability, Sustainability and Vibrancy (B Yuen & G L Ooi); Good Governance - Sustainability and the City (G L Ooi); Well-Being Creates Vibrant Cities (T K Liu); The Age of the City: The Challenge for Creative Cities (P Hall); Solid Waste Management (A Scheinberg); Land Transportation (V Vuchic); Biodiversity in Sustainable Cities (L M Chou); Liveable Cities (A Tan); Collaboration between the Public and Private Sectors for Urban Development (S Y Phang); Sustainability in the Built Environment (C K Heng & J Zhang); Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change (V Savage); Financing Environmental Infrastructure (U Schaefer-Preuss); Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth: The Role of Cities and Urbanization (E A Wegelin & M Lindfield); Cities and Happiness in Environmental Goods (E Quah & Q Y Ong); Conclusion: World Cities - Towards a Liveable, Sustainable and Vibrant Future? (G L Ooi & B Yuen).
£94.50
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Towards A Liveable And Sustainable Urban
Book SynopsisWith cities rapidly encroaching onto surrounding lands, the notion of “eco-city” proposes an innovative yet pragmatic approach to designing, building and operating cities in a way that the destructive impact of human urban activity upon nature will be significantly reduced.This book comprises of papers from a workshop organized by the East Asian Institute on Eco-cities in East Asia on 27 February 2009 in Singapore. Contributed by scholars, officials and environmental specialists from Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, the papers focus on how individual governments in these countries undertake eco-city projects. The book also highlights best practices that are useful to policy makers and anyone else who seeks to learn from the experiences of other countries in order to reduce their ecological footprints.Table of ContentsLet's Get Real - Critical Visions and Sustainable Eco-urbanism; Eco-Cities: Re-examination of Concepts and Approaches; Some Thoughts on the Development of Eco-cities in Asia; Imagineering Green Civilization: Critical Reflections on Eco-City in China; Eco-city: China's Realities and Challenges in Urban Planning and Design; Moving Toward Eco-Friendly City: Perspective on Thailand; Towards Sustainable Living: An Overview from the Malaysian Perspective; Institutional Efficacy and Eco-City Development: The Quezon City Central Business District Experience; The Challenges to Implement the Eco-city Concept in Indonesia's Cities.
£93.60
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Great Urbanization Of China, The
Book SynopsisAs China rises to become the world's largest economy, half a billion rural villagers are expected to become urban residents in the coming decades. The great urbanization of the world's most populated country is sure to be one of the most far-reaching social-economic events in the 21st century. This book provides a clear and comprehensive review of this unfolding event. It presents not only the evolution of public policies and institutional reforms regarding urban development over the past decades, but also an up-to-date survey and in-depth analysis of contemporary social-economic forces that define and contribute to the process of urbanization. Individuals interested in understanding China's urban development will find this book useful, informative, and fascinating.
£117.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Developing Living Cities: From Analysis To Action
Book SynopsisWith more and more of the world's population projected to live in urban areas, the life and death of cities has become a key factor in urban development considerations. This book attempts to bring an original contribution on the analysis of creating living cities. It advances the concept and framework of a “living city” and also explicates the key attributes of a “living city” that are increasingly critical to the reinvigoration and sustainable growth of cities.The book also seeks to document and compare Singapore's development as a “living city” with other cities around the world. Contributed by researchers and practitioners across different disciplines, the book provides first-hand insights on the development choices that cities can make and expertly draws on case studies to illuminate how innovative cities have a comparative advantage. Written in a simple and accessible manner, this book will appeal to people interested in urban planning, policy and sustainability.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Singapore: A Living City, a City for Living; Methodology for the Index of Living Cities; Competitive Cities (M K Ng); Committed Cities (J Wanna); Infrastructure Cities (P Newman & J Kenworthy); Transport and Communications Cities (P White); IT Cities (K E Corey & M Wilson); Environment Cities (J Harris); Liveable Cities (L Austin); Sustainable Cities (K E Seetharam); Affordable Housing Cities (B Yuen); Conclusion: The Roadmap and Performance of Liveable Cities.
£61.75
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Old Industrial Cities Seeking New Road Of
Book SynopsisThis book aims to investigate how cities in China's rust belt restructure their urban industries and economies. Over the years, China's “economic miracle” has been mainly attributed to rapid development in its coastal region, where the majority of research into the country's development has originated from. Development in the rest of China seems to be attracting relatively scant research attention, especially in China's rust belt. In fact, the urban industrial restructuring process is an ongoing process in inland China, notably in the recent decade in terms of the scope, scale and speed of restructuring.The old industrial cities in northeast China (Manchuria) were the cradle of China's industrialization and had significantly contributed to the industrialization of the nation during the Mao era. Deng's open door policy and economic reform disadvantaged the region and left it behind others. In the context of market economy and competition from rapidly growing coastal areas, northeast China became the burden to China's overall economic development. With a high concentration of state-owned heavy industries, cities in this region suffered from heavy losses in revenue and massive layoffs of millions of former state-owned enterprise workers, known as the “Northeast Phenomenon” or “Neo-Northeast Phenomenon”. The once towering economic giant was down. Such a “phenomenon” is not uncommon in other “rust belt” regions in industrialized economies.However, since the implementation of the Chinese Government's “Revitalisation Strategy of Northeast China” in 2003, cities in northeast China have gone through various transformations. Their recent economic performance has made many Chinese economists predict that northeast China will become China's new growth engine and catch up with the economic performance of other prosperous regional economies such as the Pearl River Delta, Lower Yangtze River Delta and Beijing-Tianjin region.This book investigates how cities in northeast China are shaking off their economic disadvantages and implementing various forms of restructuring in their industries. The authors identify six different reindustrialization models, namely Shenyang Tiexi Model — repacking old industries; Dalian Model — beyond the China's coast development model; Daqing Model — extension of industrial chain; Fuxin Model — modern agro-processing saved the coal mining city from “ghost town”; Jilin city — low carbon-oriented model; and Central Liaoning Urban Cluster Model — negotiated/agreed industrial division. All these models will be explained through analysis of their approaches, key actors, and mechanisms.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Urban "Catch Up" Strategies for China's "Rust Belt" Region; From Mao's Pet to Deng's Burden; Revitalization Strategies of Old Industrial Cities Under Hu; Shenyang Tiexi Model - Repacking Old Industries; Dalian Model - Beyond the China's Coast Development Model; Daqing Model - Extension of Industrial Chain; Fuxin Model - Modern Agro-Processing Saved the Coal Mining City From "Ghost Town"; Jilin City - Low Carbon-Oriented Model; Central Liaoning Urban Cluster Model - Negotiated Industrial Division.
£77.90
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Topography Of Politics In Rural China: The Story
Book SynopsisContemporary Chinese rural life is placed in sharp theoretical and practical focus in this book. State-of-the-art techniques and perspectives are combined to take the reader into Xiaocun, a small village on the east bank of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming City.In 2003, the author published the book Crime and Punishment: The Story of Xiaocun (1931-1997), which dealt with disputes, mediation and punishment in the village following the legal anthropology tradition. At that time, neither the villagers nor the author foresaw the vast changes that were to appear a few years later. Their main economic activity then was growing vegetables and flowers; urbanisation was tsunami-like in its speed and impact. Land requisition for urban development was so swift that five years later, in 2008, there was no farmland left. Instead, there were many landmark real estate and development projects. Xiaocun has become the centre of an enlarged Kunming City. Observers, including the Xiaocun residents, are unavoidably shocked at the changes to the physical landscape in the wake of its rapid urbanisation.This book, Topography of Politics in Rural China: The Story of Xiaocun, reports the author's revisits to the village starting in early 2007. In the past few years of research on this village, the author deeply felt that the problems that make people passionate are fully exposed through issues surrounding land and housing. Well written in narrative, this book tells the story of Xiaocun in this new century from the perspective of topography, exploring the peasantry and its relations to the state in more fundamental terms.
£85.50
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd China Base: County-level Economy And Society
Book SynopsisThis unique volume takes a very different approach to the county-level governance and the land system reform in China. Based on thorough-going interviews with — township and village cadres, the book analyzes the current major conflicts in rural areas: between urbanization and rural development, between small-scale production and big market, and between the land operation right and land ownership etc. The book also describes the turbulent phase of transition characterized by the reform of the county-level administrative system, economic system and land system; and depicts how to capture the dynamic micro functions of grassroots government as well as macro evolutions of overarching political institutions in China.The goal of this book is to explore a new approach to speed up the construction of the market and society at the base level and enhance the overall, integrated and intrinsic dynamics of the county-level economy.The down-to-earth presentation of this book engages readers to deeply feel the genuine situation and dilemmas of cadres at the rural grassroots levels in China. Its comprehensive documentation and in-depth discussion provide the best depiction of rural governance in contemporary China, and will serve as a good reference for economic source professionals, political researchers, college students and faculties.Table of ContentsCounty-level Economy is the Base of China's Modernization; To Strengthen the Building of County Governance Capacities; Further Improve the Mechanism to Ensure "Land to the Tiller" Land Rights Relationship Analysis; Land Financial Market Construction; Gains and Losses in Abolishing Agricultural Tax and the Countermeasures; Rural Development Strategy; New-type Household Manufacturing and New-type Urbanization; Development-oriented Finance Boosts Sustainable Urbanization; The Development-oriented Finance Support Ecological Governance of the Southwest Rocky Desertification; News Ideas for the Agricultural Cooperation between China and South American Countries; Bibliography; Postscript;
£112.50
ISEAS From Free Port to Modern Economy: Economic
Book SynopsisThe 1950s saw Lim Chong Eu taking an increasingly central role in Malayan politics, moving from the exhilarating preparation for independence to him losing political influence by the end of the decade. The following decade saw him trying to revive his political fortunes, and finally succeeding at the ballot box in 1969. Becoming the Chief Minister of Penang State—retreating from national politics, as it were—provided him with the platform from which he would excel as nation builder and political leader. In the process, he contributed decisively to the industrialisation, not only of Penang but also of Malaysia as a whole. This collection of articles tells the story of how the declining fortunes of the port of Penang was turned around through daring and forceful leadership into the industrialised society that it is today.
£19.95
ISEAS Urban Transition in Hanoi: Huge Challenges Ahead
Book SynopsisVietnam is in the midst of one of the world’s most rapid and intensive rural-to-urban transitions.In Hanoi, heritage preservation has gained significant policy attention over the last decades, but efforts continue to focus on the Old Quarter and Colonial City to the exclusion of collective socialist housing complexes and former village areas, and natural features such as canals and urban lakes.Parks and public spaces are urgently needed to offset the high residential densities and to improve the quality of life of residents.Motor vehicles continue to fuel the growth in transportation. Significant efforts were recently made to establish a mass transit system, but progress there is slow. More attention should be paid to improving the existing transportation system and to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Investments in new housing estates have fuelled a speculative real estate market but failed to address adequately the needs of the vulnerable segments of the population.Regional integration is a challenge as the city expands and swallows the peri-urban areas around the city.
£10.23
