The ten essays in *Future Challenges of Cities in Asia* engage with some of the most critical urban questions of the near future across Asia. These comprise socio-economic and cultural transitions as a result of urbanization; environmental challenges, especially questions of climate change, natural disasters, and environmental justice; and the challenges of urban infrastructure, built form, and new emerging types of urban settlements. The essays demonstrate that it is increasingly difficult to conceptualize the ‘urban’ as one particular type of settlement. Rather, it would be more accurate to say that the ‘urban’ characterizes a global transition in the way we are beginning to think about settlements. This book is of interest not only to researchers interested in comparative and inter-disciplinary research, but also to urban practitioners more broadly, illustrating through concrete cases the challenges that urban regions in Asia and beyond are facing, and the various opportunities that exist for dealing with these challenges.
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- 1. Future Challenges of Cities in Asia
- An Introduction
- Gregory Bracken, Paul Rabé, R. Parthasarathy, Neha Sami, and Bing Zhang
- 2. Human Agency in the Asian City
- 3. Toward Inclusive, Vital and Livable City Scenarios
- The Transformation of Urban Villages in Shenzhen
- 4. Cultural Dilemma in Beijing’s Urban Regeneration
- From Liulichang Cultural Street to Qianmen Street and Yangmeizhu Oblique Street
- 5. Housing as Heritage
- The Great Urban Dilemma of the Global City of Shanghai
- 6. Not an Act of God
- Lessons from a Disaster in the Settlements Planning of a River City
- 7. The Political Ecology of Climate Injustice in Bangkok
- 8. Assessing Flood-Related Vulnerability of the Urban Poor
- Hendricus Andy Simarmata, Anna-Katharina Hornidge, and Christoph Antweiler
- 9. The Ecological Future of Cities
- Evaluating the Role of Green Infrastructure in Promoting Sustainability/Resilience in India
- 10. Hong Kong’s “Rail-plus-Property” Development
- A Model for Financing Public Transportation in Developing Cities in Southeast Asia?
- 11. Large Infrastructure Projects
- The Emergence of Corridors in Asia
- Amogh Arakali and Jyothi Koduganti
- Index
- List of Figures and Tables
- Figures
- Figure 3.1 Maps of (A) China, (B) Shenzhen, (C) Hubei Village, and (D) Qingshuihe District
- Figure 3.2 Locations of urban villages and planned industrial areas in Shenzhen
- Figure 3.3 The formation process of urban villages in Shenzhen and the image of Hubei village
- Figure 3.4a, b, and c Urban vitality perceived in streets/alleys in Hubei Village
- Figure 3.5 Collaboration of local government and urban villages in improving public spaces and public facilities in Dalang district
- Figure 3.6 Spatial conditions in urban villages facilitating livability and urban vitality
- Figure 4.1 (A) The old city in Beijing region (B) location of the three cases in the old city of Beijing
- Figure 4.2 The area of Liulichang Cultural Street
- Figure 4.3 Homogeneous business lack of vitality, East Liulichang Street, 2012
- Figure 4.4 The antique-style façade, East Liulichang Street, 2014
- Figure 4.5 The area of Qianmen Street
- Figure 4.6 Large scale construction at one time, Qianmen Street, 2008
- Figure 4.7 High quality but empty street, Qianmen Street, 2013
- Figure 4.8 The area of Yangmeizhu Oblique Street
- Figure 4.9 Small-scale and micro-circular renovation in Hutong renewal, Yangmeizhu Oblique Street, 2018
- Figure 4.10 Resuming the Vigorous People’s Life, Yangmeizhu Oblique Street, 2018
- Figure 4.11 The “Unremarkable” Streetscape of Yangmeizhu Oblique Street after renovation, 2018
- Figure 5.1 A map of China showing the location of Shanghai (above) and a map of Shanghai showing the location of the city on the Yangtze River Delta (below)
- Figure 5.2 A scene in a branch lane similar to that of this 72-year-old retired cadre where senior residents have set up a table for others to join in and engage in conversations or communal activities
- Figure 5.3 An aerial view of the International Settlement of Shanghai, circa 1934
- Figure 5.4 An aerial photograph of a surviving traditional Shanghainese low-rise neighborhood known locally as the lilong. This photograph shows this centrally-located neighborhood surrounded by high-rise buildings similar to those surrounding Tranquil L
- Figure 5.5 A computer-generated rendering of a cross-sectional view of a typical row house in Tranquil Light showing both the courtyard on the south-facing side frontage of the house and the space on each floor
- Figure 5.6 The lanes of Xintiandi where the stark contrast between the “old” lilong houses in the foreground and the new modern high-rises in the background can be visually experienced by all visitors
- Figure 5.7 Another scene in a branch lane similar to that of Mr. Hu where senior residents have set up a small grocery shop to sell household items as well as for others to join in and engage in conversations or communal activities
- Figure 5.8 A construction blueprint showing one of the elevations of the Tranquil Light
- Figure 6.1 Map of (A) The Philippines, and (B) Cagayan de Oro City
- Figure 6.2 Cagayan River
- Figure 7.1 Map of (A) Bangkok, (B) Thailand, (C) Bang Khun Thian
- Figure 8.1 Maps of (A) Location of KKM and KMB in North Coastal Jakarta, (B) Indonesia, and (C) North Jakarta Administration Area
- Figure 8.2 Flood occurred in KMB Jakarta on 19 January 2013
- Figure 8.3a Elevated road and house floors
- Figure 8.3b Man elevating road access to his house
- Figure 8.4 Calculating the number of vulnerable people
- Figure 9.1 Location map of (A) India with key cities, map of (B) Sabarmati River and Ahmedabad, and (C) Yamuna River and New Delhi
- Figure 9.2 Sabarmati Riverfront
- Figure 9.3 Riverfront Park
- Figure 9.4 Street Trees on Ashram and SM Road
- Figure 9.5 Kankaria Lake
- Figure 9.6 Riverfront Park, Sabarmati River
- Figure 9.7 Parimal Gardens
- Figure 9.8 Promotion of street trees in New Delhi
- Figure 9.9 Newspaper article criticizing street tree removal in New Delhi
- Figure 9.10 Urban trees in India Gate, New Delhi
- Figure 9.11 Lodi Gardens (central New Delhi)
- Figure 10.1 Hong Kong location
- Figure 10.2 Hong Kong Station integrated development
- Figure 10.3 MTRC Hong Kong Network; MTRC operating network with future extensions and location of property development owned and managed by the corporation
- Figure 10.4 Commercial estate areas produced with the development of urban rail, statement in 2006
- Figure 10.5 Tsing Y station; in addition to the metro station, this podium links the residential towers and a large shopping center
- Figure 10.6 MTRC project in Shenzhen (Mainland China); on an 8.9 hectare plot located on the train depot of Line 4 operated by the MTRC in Shenzhen, the “Tiara” will host a shopping mall and 1,700 flats; the project and the construction phase
- Figure 11.1 Corridors in (A) India, (B) Japan, and (C) Malaysia
- Tables
- Table 7.1 Emissions values and indicators of major global cities
- Table 10.1 Contribution to MTRC profits by segment
- Table 10.2 Cost and funding mechanisms of the current MTRC projects
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