Globalization and the sustainability of cities in the Asia Pacific region [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Fu-chen Lo and Peter J. Marcotullio

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455953203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2001
• ISBN: 92-808-7026-2; 0-585-43430-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (532 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LoFu-chen; MarcotullioPeter <1957->
• Disciplina: 307.76/095
• Soggetti: Urbanization - East Asia; Urbanization - Pacific Area; Cities and towns - East Asia - Growth; Cities and towns - Pacific Area - Growth; Sustainable development - East Asia; Sustainable development - Pacific Area; Globalization; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""List of tables and Figures""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Overview chapters""; ""Globalization and urban transformations in the Asia Pacific region""; ""FDI in Asia in boom and bust: Sustainability of cities and economies in Asia""; ""International migration, urbanization, and globalization in the Asia Pacific region: A preliminary framework for policy analy""; ""Case studies: The post-industrial capital exporters""; ""The impacts of globalization and issues of metropolitan planning in Tokyo""; ""Globalization and the sustainability of cities in the Asia Pacific region: The case of Seoul""""Urban population in Taiwan and the growth of the Taipei metropolitan area""; ""The entrepot borderless cities""; ""Increasing globalization and the growth of the Hong Kong extended metropolitan region""; ""Singapore: Global city and service hub""; ""The industrial cities""; ""Globalization and the sustainable development of ; Shanghai""; ""Globalization and the sustainability of Jabotabek, Indonesia""; ""The extended Bangkok region: Globalization and sustainability""; ""The amenity cities""; ""Globalization and the sustainability of cities in the Asia PaciAEc region: The case of Sydney""""From village on the edge of the rainforest to Cascadia: Issues in the emergence of a liveable subglobal world city""; ""Conclusion""; ""Globalization and the sustainability of cities in the Asia PaciAEc region""; ""Acronyms""; ""List of contributors""; ""Index""