Contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps and Figures vii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xvi
6. Overview and Issues
7. Metrofitting the Emerging Mega-Urban Regions of ASEAN: An Overview 3
8. Mega-Urbanization in ASEAN: New Phenomenon or Transitional Phase to the ‘Los Angeles World City’? 27
9. Processes Creating Mega-Urban Regions in ASEAN
10. Global Interdependence and Urbanization: Planning for the Bangkok Mega-Urban Region 45
11. Emerging Spatial Patterns in ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions: Alternative Strategies 78
12. ASEAN Urban Housing Sector Performance: A Comparative Perspective 109
13. Housing Women Factory Workers in the Northern Corridor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region 133
14. Moving Goods, People, and Information: Putting the ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions in Context 150
15. Gridlock in the Slopopolis: Congestion Management and Sustainable Development¹ 176
16. The Roles and Contributions of the Private Sector in Environmental Management in ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions 194
17. The Governance of Mega-Urban Regions 215
18. Developing Management Responses for for Mega-Urban Regions 242
19. Case Studies of ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions
20. The Johor-Singapore-Riau Growth Triangle: The Effect of Economic Integration 269
21. The Metro Manila Mega-Region 282
22. Problems and Challenges of Mega-Urban Regions in Indonesia: The Case of Jabotabek and the Bandung Metropolitan Area 296
23. Challenges of Superinduced Development: The Mega-Urban Region of Kuala Lumpur-Klang Valley 315
24. The Bangkok Metropolitan Region: Policies and Issues in the Seventh Plan 328
25. Conclusions and Policy Implications
26. ASEAN Mega-Urbanization: A Synthesis 343
27. References 356
28. Contributors 374
29. Index 376