The Mega-urban Regions of Southeast Asia.

Abstract

Maps and Figures Preface Acknowledgments Part 1: Overview and Issues 1. Metrofitting the Emerging Mega-Urban Regions of ASEAN: An Overview 2. Mega-Urbanization in ASEAN: New Phenomenon or Transitional Phase to the 'Los Angeles World City'? Part 2: Processes Creating Mega-Urban Regions in ASEAN 3. Global Interdependence and Urbanization: Planning for the Bangkok Mega-Urban Region 4. Emerging Spatial Patterns in ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions: Alternative Strategies 5. ASEAN Urban Housing Sector Performance: A Comparative Perspective 6. Housing Women Factory Workers in the Northern Corridor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region 7. Moving Goods, People, and Information: Putting the ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions in Context 8. Gridlock in the Slopopolis: Congestion Management and Sustainable Development 9. The Roles and Contributions of the Private Sector in Environmental Management in ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions 10. The Governance of Mega-Urban Regions 11. Developing Management Responses for Mega-Urban Regions Part 3: Case Studies of ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions 12. The Johor-Singapore-Riau Growth Triangle: The Effect of Economic Integration 13. The Metro Manila Mega-Region 14. Problems and Challenges of Mega-Urban Regions in Indonesia: The Case of Jabotabek and the Bandung Metropolitan Area 15. Challenges of Superinduced Development: The Mega-Urban Region of Kuala Lumpur-Klang Valley 16. The Bangkok Metropolitan Region: Policies and Issues in the Seventh Plan Part 4: Conclusions and Policy Implications 17. ASEAN Mega-Urbanization: A Synthesis References Contributors Index