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The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning

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Editors:
  1. Ashok K. Dutt

    1. Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, Akron, USA

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  2. Frank J. Costa

    1. Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, Akron, USA

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  3. Surinder Aggarwal

    1. Department of Geography, Delhi University, Delhi, India

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  4. Allen G. Noble

    1. Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, Akron, USA

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Part of the book series: GeoJournal Library (GEJL, volume 30)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Urbanization in an International Context

    1. An Introduction to the Asian City

      • Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Allen G. Noble, Surinder Aggarwal
      Pages 1-12

    2. Asian Urban Growth Since 1950: Demographic Components, Including Transnational Redistribution

      • Brian J. L. Berry, Hak-Min Kim
      Pages 13-24

    3. City Forms of China and India in Global Perspective

      • Ashok K. Dutt, Yichun Xie, Frank J. Costa, Zhengmao Yang
      Pages 25-52

  3. Comparative Urban Setting

    1. The Distribution of City Sizes in Asian Countries

      • P. P. Karan
      Pages 53-70

    2. The Concept of Sacred Cities in Asia with Special Reference to India

      • Surinder M. Bhardwaj
      Pages 71-80

    3. A Comparative Study of Rank-Size Distributions in China and India

      • Ashok K. Dutt, Yichun Xie, J. Das Raju, Anindita Parai
      Pages 81-98

    4. Spatial Pattern of Commercial Establishments in Two South Asian City Centers: Rajshahi and Madurai

      • Ashok K. Dutt, Allen G. Noble, Zeenat Hasan
      Pages 99-118

  4. Urbanization Characteristics by Countries

    1. Metropolitization in Densely Populated Asia: The Case of Tokyo

      • Yasuo Masai
      Pages 119-126

    2. The Nature of Urbanization in South Korea

      • Naghun Song, Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa
      Pages 127-144

    3. Indian Urbanization: Proliferation of Mega Cities and Urban Corridors

      • B. K. Roy
      Pages 145-158

    4. Urbanization in Southeast Asia

      • Ashok K. Dutt, Naghun Song
      Pages 159-180

    5. Small Town Growth and Development Policy in Pakistan

      • Akhtar Hussain Siddiqi
      Pages 181-204

  5. Urban Planning

    1. Water Supply in Selected Mega Cities of Asia

      • Anindita Parai, John E. Benhart, William C. Rense
      Pages 205-212

    2. The Impact of the Growth of Township Enterprises on Rural-Urban Transformation in China, 1978–1990

      • Stephen L. Morgan
      Pages 213-236

    3. New Small Towns of Israel: Successes and Failures

      • Elisha Efrat
      Pages 237-248

    4. Exporting Planning: The Work of Thomas Karsten in Colonial Indonesia

      • James L. Cobban
      Pages 249-264

    5. Planning in a Rapid Growth Center: The Case of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

      • Saud Al-Oteibi, Allen G. Noble, Frank J. Costa
      Pages 265-278
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About this book

In The Asian City the Asian urbanisation processes, nature and characteristics of the 1990s have been analyzed by countries, by comparing different countries and in an international context. The authors are urban specialists from four continents.
This volume has been divided into six parts: Part I Urbanisation in an international context; Part II Comparative urban setting; Part III Urbanisation characteristics by country; Part IV Urban planning; Part V The urban poor, and Part VI Perspectives on urbanization.
This work allows the reader to understand Asian urban forms, their evolution, the nature of urbanisation, its impact on economic growth in cities, the living and working conditions of the poor, and urban planning and problems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, Akron, USA

    Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Allen G. Noble

  • Department of Geography, Delhi University, Delhi, India

    Surinder Aggarwal

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning

  • Editors: Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Surinder Aggarwal, Allen G. Noble

  • Series Title: GeoJournal Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1002-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature B.V. 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3135-3Published: 31 October 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4435-6Published: 08 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-1002-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5499

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0072

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 392

  • Topics: Human Geography, Economics, general, Sociology, general, Environmental Management, Population Economics

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