Metropolitan governance in Asia and the Pacific Rim : borders, challenges, futures /: borders, challenges, futures. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bligh Grant, Cathy Yang Liu, Lin Ye, editors.
• Editors: Grant, Bligh; Liu, Cathy Yang; (Professor of public administration), Ye, Lin
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Motivation for Book; 1.2 Outline of Chapters; References; Borders; 2 Russian Borderland Towns Vis-à-Vis the Japanese Other: Outposts, Destinations, and Gateways; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Conceptual Background; 2.3 Geography and Pre-1990s History; 2.4 Remaining as Outposts; 2.5 Emerging Destinations; 2.6 Partially Restoring the Gateway Function; 2.7 Conclusion; References; 3 Toward a Defensive Global City: Urban (In)security in an Age of Terror-The Case of Jakarta, Indonesia; 3.1 Introduction: Global Cities and Security Issues 3.2 The Phenomenon of Urban Terror3.3 Defensive Urban Planning: Historical Context and the Perspective from Urban Planning and Design; 3.4 Terrorism in Indonesia; 3.5 Experiences of Terror in Jakarta: Examining Public Perceptions; 3.6 Promoting a Safer City Through Defensive Urban Design: Lessons Learned and Current Challenges for Jakarta; 3.7 Conclusion; References; 4 Bordering Practices in Global Sydney: Becoming a City-Region or a "Metropolis of Three Cities"?; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Theory: Bordering Territories and Regions 4.3 Context: Sydney Metropolitan Planning Strategies and the Sydney Global City Region4.4 Plans and Strategies and the Performance of Borders; 4.5 Conclusion and Discussion; References; Challenges; 5 Upgrading Housing Settlement for the Urban Poor in Indonesia: An Analysis of the Kampung Deret Program; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Literature Review of Upgrading Housing Settlements; 5.3 Democratization of Indonesian Government and the Transformation of Housing Policy; 5.4 Contemporary Housing Policies in Indonesia; 5.4.1 Self-help Housing; 5.4.2 Public Housing; 5.4.3 Cross-Subsidy 5.5 Upgrading Housing Settlement Through the Kampung Deret Program5.5.1 Kampung and the Failure of Low-Income Housing Markets; 5.5.2 Land Tenure; 5.5.3 Funding and Beneficiaries; 5.5.4 Housing Development Process; 5.5.5 Changes in Social and Economic Conditions; 5.6 Important Ingredients of Upgrading Housing Settlements for the Urban Poor; 5.7 Observations; References; 6 Comparing Informal Sector Engagement Across Pakistan's Largest Urban Centers: Lessons in State and Non-state Engagement from Karachi and Lahore; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Theoretical Framework and Literature Review 6.3 Methodology6.4 The Informal Sector in Pakistan; 6.4.1 Upper Tier Engagement with the Informal Sector; 6.4.2 Lower Tier Engagement of the Informal Sector; 6.5 Secondary Research Findings; 6.5.1 Karachi's Institutional Landscape; 6.5.2 Lahore's Institutional Landscape; 6.6 Primary Research Findings; 6.7 Analysis; 6.7.1 Upper Tier Neglect of the Informal Sector; 6.7.2 Intergovernmental Disconnections and Neglected Alternatives; 6.7.3 Community-Led Development; 6.8 Conclusion; References; 7 China's New Suburban Reality: An Attempt to Systematically Define the Chinese Suburb; 7.1 Introduction
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.8095; Metropolitan government -- Asia; Metropolitan government -- Pacific Area; Urbanization -- Asia; Urbanization -- Pacific Area; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Metropolitan government; Urbanization; Asia; Pacific Area; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811302060; 9811302065
• Related ISBNs: 9789811302053; 9811302057
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 30, 2018).
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