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Neighbourhoods for the city in Pacific Asia /

The largest cities in East Asia are the engines of their countries' economic growth, seats of national and regional political power, and repositories of the nation's culture and heritage. The economic changes impacting large cities interact with political forces along with social-cultural...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ho, Kong-Chong, 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Series:Asian cities (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Neighbourhoods for the City
  • 2. The Political Economy of Cities in Pacific Asia
  • 3. The Logic of Comparisons in Multi- Sited Research Designs
  • 4. Sungmisan: The Power of Village Social Enterprises
  • 5. Mahakan: Neighbourhood Heritage Curation Attempts
  • 6. Tangbu: Saving the Old Sugar Warehouses
  • 7. Langham Place: Mega Project-Led Inner-City Regeneration
  • 8. Tampines Central: Government- Resident Partnerships at Work
  • 9. Neighbourhood Action, Metropolitan Politics, and City Building
  • Index