City and Regional Planning provides a clearly written and lavishly illustrated overview of the theory and practice of city and regional planning. With material on globalization and the world city system, and with examples from a number of countries, the book has been written to meet the needs of readers worldwide who seek an overview of city and regional planning.Chapters cover the history of cities and city and regional planning, urban design and placemaking, comprehensiv...

First published in 2004. This collection brings together five volumes of classic texts of early modern urban planning. These writings stem from the late nineteenth century up to World War II and permits the reader to evaluate the history of urban planning as one of the great characteristics of modernism and lays the groundwork for speculation about the future of urban planning in the fast-emerging new world. Volume 3 includes Modern Civic Art.

First published in 2004. This collection brings together five volumes of classic texts of early modern urban planning. These writings stem from the late nineteenth century up to World War II and permits the reader to evaluate the history of urban planning as one of the great characteristics of modernism and lays the groundwork for speculation about the future of urban planning in the fast-emerging new world. Volume 1 includes selected essays.

First published in 2004. This collection brings together five volumes of classic texts of early modern urban planning. These writings stem from the late nineteenth century up to World War II and permits the reader to evaluate the history of urban planning as one of the great characteristics of modernism and lays the groundwork for speculation about the future of urban planning in the fast-emerging new world. Volume 5 includes Planning the Modern City: A Review of the Principles Governing C...

First published in 2004. This collection brings together five volumes of classic texts of early modern urban planning. These writings stem from the late nineteenth century up to World War II and permits the reader to evaluate the history of urban planning as one of the great characteristics of modernism and lays the groundwork for speculation about the future of urban planning in the fast-emerging new world. Volume 4 includes Cities in Evolution: An introduction to the Town Planning Moveme...

First published in 2004. This collection brings together five volumes of classic texts of early modern urban planning. These writings stem from the late nineteenth century up to World War II and permits the reader to evaluate the history of urban planning as one of the great characteristics of modernism and lays the groundwork for speculation about the future of urban planning in the fast-emerging new world. Volume 2 includes ‘Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform.

China's urbanization is one of the great earth-changing phenomena of recent times. The way in which China continues to urbanize will have a critical impact on the world economy, global climate change, international relations and a host of other critical issues. Understanding and responding to China's urbanization is of paramount importance to everyone. This book represents a unique exploration of the demographic, spatial, economic and social aspects of China's urban transformation....

In this timely book, a group of leading scholars provides a comprehensive assessment of China's polity, economy, and society. Taking the thirtieth anniversary of Beijing's adoption of reform and opening as an occasion to reflect on the course of development over the past three decades, the contributors consider where the country may be going in the future. Just as China has had enormous success in developing its economy, it continues to face equally enormous challenges across a wide variet...

From the re-emergence of Japan as an industrial power in the 1950s through to the contemporary rise of China as a potential economic and political behemoth, the story of East Asian development has been central to any serious analysis of the dynamics and trajectory of the global political economy. Integrated into a coherent, critical narrative, this book examines key political-economic and social dynamics that helped forge the ‘miracle’ economies of East Asia and continue to drive them forw...

This comprehensive and authoritative account of the development of the Korean economy combines an historical approach with a substantial treatment of the new economy. Its fresh analysis of the recent transition and systematic treatment of labour issues represent a significant contribution to the scholarship on the politics of development. It is an essential resource for students of comparative political economy and East Asian development.

This book critically and comprehensively examines China’s welfare development amidst its rapid economic growth and increasing social tensions. It covers the main policy areas from China’s inception of the open door policy in 1978 to the new administration of Jinping Xi and Keqiang Li, including social security, health, education, housing, employment, rural areas, migrant workers, children and young people, disabled people, old age pensions and non-governmental organisations. In particular,...

In this interdisciplinary study of governance, Hyuk-Rae Kim traces how civil society and NGOs have evolved over time, how they differ in motivation from their Western counterparts, and the role civil society NGOs have played in consolidating democracy as the governance system in Korea changes from a state-centric to a contested one.This book presents civil society's rise in Korea through in-depth analyses of today's most pressing issues, in order to chart the shifting role of a for...