Globalization and the sustainability of cities in the Asia Pacific region /

The first part of the book examines globalization, foreign direct investment, international migration, and the question of cities and their changing patterns and meanings. Each chapter provides a broad set of dynamics that cut across the world and find particular expression in the Asia Pacific regio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lo, Fu-chen, Marcotullio, Peter, 1957-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, ©2001.
Temas:
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.
Urbanización > Asia del Este.
Urbanización > Área del Pacífico.
Desarrollo sustentable > Asia del Este.
Desarrollo sustentable > Área del Pacífico.
Globalización.
Urbanisation > Pacifique, Région du.
Villes > Pacifique, Région du > Croissance.
Développement durable > Pacifique, Région du.
Mondialisation.
globalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Cities and towns > Growth
Globalization
Sustainable development
Urbanization
Verstädterung
Internationalisierung
Nachhaltigkeit
Urbanisatie.
Internationalisatie.
Steden.
Duurzame ontwikkeling.
GLOBALIZATION.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
CITIES.
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.
STATISTICAL DATA.
East Asia
Pacific Area
Südostasien
Pazifischer Raum
Ostasien
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The first part of the book examines globalization, foreign direct investment, international migration, and the question of cities and their changing patterns and meanings. Each chapter provides a broad set of dynamics that cut across the world and find particular expression in the Asia Pacific region. The later sections of the book focus on particular types of cities. First among these is the post-industrial capital-exporting city, with Tokyo, Seoul, and Taipei as examples. The second is the borderless or entrepôt city, citing Hong Kong and Singapore, whose special status as city-states has allowed a unique type of growth. The industrial city is exemplified by chapters on Shanghai, Jabotabek, and Bangkok, cities that have experienced very high globalization-driven growth but have also become highly polluted environments, in sharp contrast with Singapore and the central area of Hong Kong. The final section focuses on amenity cities: Sydney and Vancouver are the two cases examined. These chapters demonstrate how environmental awareness can be a part of urban growth, and provide evidence that globalization is not promoting urban environmental and social sustainability.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxvi, 505 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0585434301
9780585434308
928081060X
9789280810608
9280870262
9789280870268

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