Urbanization in Southeast Asia : : Issues and Impacts / / ed. by Yap Kioe Sheng, Moe Thuzar.

Urbanization occurs in tandem with development. Countries in Southeast Asia need to build - individually and collectively - the capacity of their cities and towns to promote economic growth and development, to make urban development more sustainable, to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to e...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2012]
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (367 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • MESSAGE from Head, ASEAN Studies Centre
  • Message from Executive Director, Centre for Liveable Cities
  • About the Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Urbanization in Southeast Asian Countries
  • 1. The Challenges of Promoting Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization
  • Cities as Engines of Development
  • 2. ASEAN Transport Policy, Infrastructure Development and Trade Facilitation
  • 3. Competitive Cities and Urban Economic Development in Southeast Asia
  • 4. Public-Private Partnerships and Urban Infrastructure Development in Southeast Asia
  • 5. Regional Cooperation and the Changing Urban Landscape of Southeast Asia
  • Inclusive Cities
  • 6. Addressing Urban Poverty in ASEAN: Diversity of Conditions and Responses, Unity of Purpose
  • 7. The HDB Community: A Work in Progress
  • 8. Rural-Urban and Intra-Urban Linkages in Southeast Asia
  • Cities and the Environment
  • 9. Climate Change and Southeast Asian Urbanization: Mitigation and Adaptation Considerations
  • 10. Urban Green Spaces and Liveability in Southeast Asia
  • 11. Decentralized Waste Water Management for the Waste Water Revolution in Urban Areas to Support the Engines of Development in Southeast Asia
  • Governance, Decentralization, and Urbanization
  • 12. Decentralization and Good Urban Governance in Southeast Asia
  • 13. Contexts and Challenges in Engaging Local Governments for Sustainable Urban Development in Southeast Asia
  • 14. Governance and Accountability in Southeast Asian Cities
  • Urbanization from an ASEAN Perspective
  • 15. Promoting an Integrated Approach to Urbanization in ASEAN Countries
  • Index