Urbanization in Southeast Asia

Urbanization in Southeast Asia
Author: Yap Kioe Sheng
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2012
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9814380024

Urbanization occurs in tandem with development. Countries in Southeast Asia need to build - individually and collectively - the capacity of their cities and towns to promote economic growth and development, to make urban development more sustainable, to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to ensure that all groups in society share in the development. This book is a result of a series of regional discussions by experts and practitioners involved in the urban and planning of their countries. It highlights urbanization issues that have implications for regional - including ASEAN - cooperation, and provides practical recommendations for policymakers. It is a first step towards assisting governments in the region to take advantage of existing collaborative partnerships to address the urban transformation that Southeast Asia is experiencing today.

The City in Southeast Asia

The City in Southeast Asia
Author: Peter James Rimmer
Publisher: NUS Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2009
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789971694265

The extended metropolitan regions of Southeast Asia are the dynamic cores of their national economies and societies and the frontiers of accelerating globalization. This title explores ways of moving beyond outmoded paradigms of the Third World City or a Southeast Asian city 'type'.

Challenging Sustainability

Challenging Sustainability
Author: Tai-Chee Wong
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

"Challenging Sustainability features contributions made by a group of academic geographers, each documenting recent research findings that identify the complexity of problems facing the region's largest cities and highlight the various ways in which the challenges of sustainability are being met."--BOOK JACKET.

Cultural Identity and Urban Change in Southeast Asia

Cultural Identity and Urban Change in Southeast Asia
Author: William Stewart Logan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1994
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Collection of essays which discuss the development and role of 11 urban places in South-east Asia. Emphasises the need to consider their rich history and culture when formulating development strategies and policies. Includes an index. Marc Askew is lecturer in the department of Asian studies and languages, Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne. William Logan is professor of geography and head of the graduate school of arts at Deakin University.

Southeast Asian Refugees and Immigrants in the Mill City

Southeast Asian Refugees and Immigrants in the Mill City
Author: Tuyet-Lan Pho
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781584656623

Original, interdisciplinary essays highlight the pain, struggles, and victories of Southeast Asian refugees and immigrants in a mid-sized New England city

Regional Outlook

Regional Outlook
Author: Michael J. Montesano
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9814311006

Launched in 1992, Regional Outlook is an annual publication of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, published every January. Designed for the busy executive, professional, diplomat, journalist, or interested observer, Regional Outlook aims to provide a succinct analysis of current political and economic trends shaping the region, and the outlook for the forthcoming two years. This forward- looking book contains focused political commentaries and economic forecasts on all ten countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as a select number of topical pieces of significance to the region.

Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia

Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia
Author: Amrita G. Daniere
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2019-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319989685

This volume explores how climate change impacts interact with poverty and vulnerability to increase the risk for urban residents in Southeast Asia. It combines knowledge from both academic literature and action research to explore the creation of climate resilient urban governance that is both inclusive and equitable. The book contains contributions from researchers in different cities in Southeast Asia involved with the major research project Building Urban Climate Change Resilience in Southeast Asian Cities (UCRSEA). The authors respond to three urgent questions: How does climate change interact with poverty and vulnerability to create risk for urban residents in Southeast Asia? What does knowledge, from both academic literature and action research, tell us about creating climate resilient urban governance that is both inclusive and equitable? How can we strengthen the agency of individuals, groups and institutions to improve economic, physical and social well-being in urban areas, particularly in response to climate change? The book hopes to answer to current challenges posed by climate change. In the volume, the authors discuss how the agency of individuals, groups and institutions can be strengthened to improve economic, physical and social well-being in urban areas, particularly in response to climate change.