Rethinking Asian cities and urbanization: four transformations in four decades

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Asian cities and the processes that have driven their rapid changes are examined under four heads in this paper. Rapid economic transformation has provided the basis on which Asian cities have witnessed breathtaking physical change and fundamental social reorientation in the midst of an information age. Reflections on the role of Asian cities and urbanization are provided in the post-crisis global financial and political realignments.1 Keynote address presented at the 10th Asian Urbanization Conference held at The University of Hong Kong, 17 Aug 2009. View all notes View full textDownload full textKeywordsAsian cities, urbanization, globalization, transformations, reflections, post-crisis Asian-global adjustmentsRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10225706.2011.577975