Urban Planning and Development in China and Other East Asian Countries
Urban Planning and Development in China and Other East Asian Countries

Author: Guanzeng Zhang

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-10-29

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9811308780

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This book examines urban development and its role in planning in China and other Asian cities. Starting with a substantial narrative on the history, development philosophy, and urban form of ancient Asian cities, it then identifies the characteristics of urban society and different phases of development history. It then discusses urbanization patterns in China with a focus on spatial layout of the city clusters in the Yangtze River Delta since the 20th Century. Lastly, it explores institutional design and the legal system of urban planning in China and other Asian cities. As a textbook for the “Model Course in English” for international students listed by the Ministry of Education in China, it helps international researchers and students to understand urban development and planning in Asian cities.

Planning Asian Cities
Planning Asian Cities

Author: Stephen Hamnett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-03-29

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1136639276

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Stephen Hamnett and Dean Forbes have brought together some of the region’s most distinguished urbanists to explore the planning history and recent development of Pacific Asia’s major cities. They show how globalization, and the competition to achieve global city status, has had a profound effect on all these cities. But how resilient are these cities to the risks that they face? How can they manage continuing pressures for development and growth while reducing their vulnerability to a range of potential crises? And, given the tradition of top-down, centralized, state-directed planning which drove the economic growth of many of these cities in the last century, what prospects are there of them becoming more inclusive and sensitive to the diverse needs of their populations and to the importance of culture, heritage and local places in creating liveable cities?

Enhancing Resource Allocation to Urban Development in Africa
Enhancing Resource Allocation to Urban Development in Africa

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Published: 2006

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13:

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This report draws on the main papers, discussions and recommendations of the African Regional Seminar on Enhancing Resource Allocation to Cities to Strengthen their Role as Engines of Economic Growth and Development - convened by the Urban Economy and Finance Branch of UN-HABITAT and held in Nairobi on 2-3 November 2005. The report sheds light on the required measures to enhance resource allocation for accelerating urban development in Africa.