Beyond Metropolis - The Planning and Governance of Asia's Mega-Urban Regions

Tables and Figures xv Foreword xvii Joseph S. Tulchin Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxix From Mega-Cities to Mega-Urban Regions 1(52) Why This Book? 8(1) Containing the ``Exploding Cities'' 9(5) The Urban Transition and ``Polarization Reversal'' 14(3) Differing Views on Mega-Urban Development 17(4) The Emergence of Mega-Urban Regions in Asia 21(17) The Planning of Mega-Urban Regions 38(3) The Governance of Mega-Urban Regions 41(6) About This Book 47(6) Planning Asia's Mega-Urban Regions 53(54) City and Regional Planning in Asia 54(25) Problems of Mega-Urban Region Planning in Asia 79(10) Key Issues in Mega-Urban Region Planning 89(18) The Governance of Mega-Urban Regions 107(57) Tasks in Mega-Urban Region Governance 111(17) Articulating and Aggregating Public Interests 128(10) Globalization and Urban Governance 138(7) Governance Problems in Mega-Urban Regions 145(13) Types of Mega-Urban Region Governance 158(6) Are Mega-Urban Regions Sustainable? 164(37) Environmental Sustainability 169(20) Economic Sustainability 189(4) Social Sustainability 193(2) Civil Society and Social Sustainability 195(2) Achieving Sustainability through ``Smart Growth'' 197(4) Planning and the Management of Water Resources 201(38) Reasons for Poor Water System Management 203(3) Policy Measures for Urban Water Provision 206(7) The Development of Water Supply Systems 213(4) Protecting Water Safety 217(5) Demand Regulation and Management 222(4) Wastewater Use and Reuse 226(1) Water Quality Management and Pollution Control 227(1) The Privatization of Water Systems 228(11) Managing Mobility in Mega-Urban Regions 239(46) Transport Modes 242(4) Transport Problems in Asian Mega-Urban Regions 246(17) Solving Mega-Urban Transport Problems 263(9) Transport Demand Management 272(13) Inner-City Redevelopment 285(30) Inner-City Decay 290(3) Strategies for Inner-City Redevelopment 293(22) Developing the Urban Periphery 315(33) Peri-Urban Agriculture 316(3) Small Town Development 319(11) New Towns and Satellite Cities 330(3) Innovation Centers and High-Technology Parks 333(5) Industrial Cities and Growth Poles 338(1) Special Economic Zones 339(4) Coastal Open Cities and Open Economic Regions 343(5) Housing and Basic Urban Services 348(33) Slum Clearance and Resettlement 353(2) Public Housing 355(7) Slum Upgrading and the Provision of Basic Services 362(4) Sites and Services 366(2) Private-Sector Housing 368(4) Housing Finance 372(4) Housing Design and Construction 376(2) Institutional Arrangements and Housing Management 378(3) Toward Viable Mega-Urban Regions in Asia 381(42) Policies and Programs That Work 382(1) The Development of Polynucleated Regions 382(4) From Master Plans to Strategic Plans 386(4) The Politics of Planning 390(4) Getting Around in Polynucleated Regions 394(5) Water for Thirsty Cities 399(3) A Home of One's Own 402(2) Going Back Downtown 404(4) Voices from Below: People's Involvement in Regional Governance 408(2) Rule from the Top: Unified Governance 410(3) The Promise of Civil Society 413(2) A National System of Cities 415(1) Who Pays for City-Region Development? 416(3) City-Regions in an Era of Globalization 419(4) References 423(20) Bibliography 443(28) Index 471