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 who the 'directors' for urban change are in an eclectic mix of Asian cities. 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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter J.m. (Leiden University Nas
• Con la collaborazione di: Peter J M Nas (Editore), Peter J. M. Nas (Editore), Peter J.M. Nas (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.04.2006
• EAN: 9780415405874
• ISBN: 978-0-415-40587-4
• Pagine: 284
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Demologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; 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