The Mega-Urban Regions of Southeast Asia

by McGee, T. G.; Robinson, Ira M.

• ISBN13: 9780774805308
• ISBN10: 0774805307
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr

Table of Contents

Maps and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
Metrofitting the Emerging Mega-Urban Regions of ASEAN: An Overview	p. 3
Mega-Urbanization in ASEAN: New Phenomenon or Transitional Phase to the 'Los Angeles World City'?	p. 27
Global Interdependence and Urbanization: Planning for the Bangkok Mega-Urban Region	p. 45
Emerging Spatial Patterns in ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions: Alternative Strategies	p. 78
ASEAN Urban Housing Sector Performance: A Comparative Perspective	p. 109
Housing Women Factory Workers in the Northern Corridor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region	p. 133
Moving Goods, People, and Information: Putting the ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions in Context	p. 150
Gridlock in the Slopopolis: Congestion Management and Sustainable Development	p. 176
The Roles and Contributions of the Private Sector in Environmental Management in ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions	p. 194
The Governance of Mega-Urban Regions	p. 215
Developing Management Responses for Mega-Urban Regions	p. 242
The Johor-Singapore-Riau Growth Triangle: The Effect of Economic Integration	p. 269
The Metro Manila Mega-Region	p. 282
Problems and Challenges of Mega-Urban Regions in Indonesia: The Case of Jabotabek and the Bandung Metropolitan Area	p. 296
Challenges of Superinduced Development: The Mega-Urban Region of Kuala Lumpur-Klang Valley	p. 315
The Bangkok Metropolitan Region: Policies and Issues in the Seventh Plan	p. 328
ASEAN Mega-Urbanization: A Synthesis	p. 343
References	p. 356
Contributors	p. 374
Index	p. 377
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