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Beyond Metropolis Studies Planning And Governance In The Regions Surrounding The Twelve Cities In Asia With Populations Over Ten Million: Tokyo, Mumbai (bombay), Kolkata (calcutta), Dhaka, Delhi, Shanghai, Jakarta, Osaka, Beijing, Karachi, Metro Manila, And Seoul. These Regions Are Greater Than Cities Plus Suburbs: For Almost All, Development Has Sprawled Into The Surrounding Countryside, Enveloping Villages, Towns, And Small And Medium-sized Cities, Creating Extended Metropolitan Regions. These Areas, Argues Aprodicio A. Laquian, Are The Centers Of Development For Their Countries: They Represent Huge Markets; Large And Varied Labor Pools; And Centers Of Politics, Education, And Culture, Beyond Metropolis Examines These Mega-urban Regions In Terms Of Governance And Sustainability; Water, Transportation, And Housing; And The Twin Questions Of Inner-city Redevelopment And Satellite Area Development.--jacket. From Mega-cities To Mega-urban Regions -- Planning Asia's Mega-urban Regions -- The Governance Of Mega-urban Regions -- Are Mega-urban Regions Sustainable? -- Planning And The Management Of Water Resources -- Managing Mobility In Mega-urban Regions -- Inner-city Redevelopment --

Author

Laquian, Aprodicio A.

Publisher

Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801881763

Subjects

Social Science, Science, Sociology

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14