236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
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The largest cities in Pacific Asia are the engines of their countries' economic growth, seats of national and regional political power, and repositories of the nation's culture and heritage. The economic changes impacting large cities interact with political forces along with social cultural concerns, and in the process also impact the neighbourhoods of the city. Neighbourhoods for the City in... Read more
Chapter 1 Neighbourhoods for the City, Chapter 2 The Political Economy of Cities in Pacific Asia, Chapter 3 The Logic of Comparisons in Multi-sited Research Designs, Chapter 4 Sungmisan: The Power of Village Social Enterprises, Chapter 5 Mahakan: Neighbourhood Heritage Curation Attempts, Chapter 6 Tangbu: Saving the Old Sugar Warehouses, Chapter 7 Langham Place: Urban Redevelopment and the Community Question, Chapter 8 Tampines Central: Government-Resident Partnerships at Work, Chapter 9 Neighbourhood Action, Metropolitan Politics and City Building, Index
Biography
K.C. Ho is a sociologist at the National University of Singapore. Trained at the University of Chicago, his research interests include urban studies, migration, and higher education.
