Directors of Urban Change in Asia

Informationen zum Autor Peter Nas is Associate Professor at the Department of Anthropology, Leiden University, The Netherlands. Klappentext Bringing together a group of international scholars, "Directors of Urban Change in Asia" examines the influence of significant individuals who are "directors" for urban change in an eclectic mix of Asian cities. These directors or change agents are actors who have an elaborate view on urban development and who are in a position to formulate and influence future developments. The 2 main questions addressed are: what do the directors of new urban developments envisage for the future and how do they manage to realize their ideas what do the directors of new urban developments The books discusses how, in the majority of cases, urban change has come about primarily as the result of visionary leaders - on national, regional and local levels. It also makes clear that the less successful cities have tended to lack such leaders. Zusammenfassung Directors of Urban Change in Asia examines who the 'directors' for urban change are in an eclectic mix of Asian cities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements  Contributors  1. Introduction: Directors of Urban Change  2. Colombo  3. Guangzhou City: Ever-Changing Urban Planning  4. Hanoi: Between the Imperfect Past and the Conditional Future  5. Jakarta: Conflicting Directions  6. Kuala Lumpur and Singapore: High Hopes versus a Low Profile  7. Makassar: Set, Backstage and a Diva in an Indonesian Secondary City  8. Metro Manila: Designers or Directors of Urban Development?  9. Nanjing: Promoting the ICT Sector  10. Semarang: Was H.F. Tillema a Director of Urban Change?  11. Surabaya: The Bridge to Madura  12. Tehran: A Mega-City Built without a Vision  13. Tokyo: Paradise of Speculators and Builders  Index

Product details

• Authors: Peter J.m. (Leiden University Nas
• Assisted by: Peter J.M. Nas (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.03.2005
• EAN: 9780415350891
• ISBN: 978-0-415-35089-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social groups, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Social groups, communities and identities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General