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Emerging world cities in Pacific Asia

Table of Contents

Edited by
Fu-chen Lo and
Yue-man Yeung

Produced in association with
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

United Nations University Press
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Contents

Note to the reader from the UNU

Preface

Introduction

The functional world city system
What this book offers
References

Part 1. Global - Asia - Pacific functional linkages

Global restructuring and emerging urban corridors in Pacific Asia

Introduction
Global restructuring and uneven growth
A new Asia-Pacific economic interdependence
Emerging Pacific-Asia urban corridors and formulation of the functional city system
Towards the twenty-first century
Notes
References

International transport and communications interactions between Pacific Asia's emerging world cities

Multilayered flows
Goods transactions
International passengers
International telecommunications
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
References

Part 2. Changing Asia-Pacific world cities

The Japanese urban system and the growing centrality of Tokyo in the global economy

Introduction
Japanese urbanization in perspective: An overview, 1955-1991
Functional and structural changes
New growth upon new accumulation: The Capital Tokyo Metropolitan Area
New agglomeration and "Tokyo problems"
Future prospects and policy implications
References
Appendix

Seoul: A global city in a nation of rapid growth

Introduction
The determinants of a world city
The spatial pattern of industrialization
The primacy of Seoul and the capital region
A new perspective in spatial policy: Globalization
Conclusions
References

Globalization and the urban system in Taiwan

Introduction
The nature and development trend of the national urban system
Structural change
The spatial dimension of economic structural change
The international dimension of the urban system
The impact of globalization on the mega-city of Taipei
Policies and policy implications
Conclusion
Note
Bibliography

Globalization and the urban system in China

Introduction
Economic reform and globalization in China
The globalization of china's economy
Foreign investment
Urbanization and urban system development in China
The effects of globalization on the urban system in China
Problems of urban development under the open policy
Policy implications and future trends in urban development
Notes
Acknowledgements
References

Global influences on recent urbanization trends in the Philippines

Introduction
Recent urbanization trends
A simple model for examining global influences
Global influences on urbanization trends
Concluding remarks
Acknowledgement
References

The changing urban system in a fast-growing city and economy: The case of Bangkok and Thailand

Introduction
Growth and transformation of the Thai economy
Urban population, settlement patterns, and employment distribution
The international dimension of the changing urban system
The internal dimensions of the changing urban system
The urbanization of Bangkok: Its prominence, problems, and prospects
Conclusions: towards a new national urban development policy for Thailand
Acknowledgements
Notes
References

Emerging urban trends and the globalizing economy in Malaysia

Introduction
The nature and trends of the national urban system
Macro-population structure and change
The international dimension of economic activities
Economic structural change and urbanization
The impact of internationalism on the Kuala Lumpur Core Urban Region (KLCUR) - The leading mega-city
Policy implications
Conclusion
References

Jabotabek and globalization

Introduction
The context: Globalization of the Indonesian economy
Jabotabek, the Jakarta metropolitan area
The Jabotabek region's national and international linkages
Note
References

Part 3: Borderless cities

The Singapore-Johore-Riau Growth triangle: An emerging extended metropolitan region

Introduction
The concept of extended metropolitan region
EMRs
The Singapore case
Conclusion
Notes
References

The Hong Kong-Zhujiang Delta and the world city system

Introduction
The Zhajiang Delta and its cities
The world city hypothesis and Zhajiang Delta cities
Territorial containment of a functional world city phenomenon
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References

The evolving urban system in North-East Asia

Introduction
Yellow Sea Rim and Japan Sea Rim areas
The transnationalization of urban systems: The BESETO ecumenopolis
Ideal and reality: Needs for further research
References

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