In key regions of Asia an unprecedented form of the urban is emerging, characterized by
very high population densities, unprecedented physical and demographic scales, and ever …

The mismatch between region-level goal setting and the local-level implementation can
hamper regional smart growth efforts. This paper studies this conundrum in California …

In this paper we present a high resolution palaeo coastline model for the isolated limestone
massif of Tràng An, Ninh Bình province, Vietnam. The archaeological and palaeoecological …

The rise and spread of commercially built residential projects in East and Southeast Asia
has attracted growing scholarly attention since the 1990s. This scholarship has notably …

Vietnam has emerged from a long and complex post-colonial experience as a fast-growing
economy now embedded in the complex network of economic linkages in the Asia-Pacific …

From the perspective of the development of human civilization, the urban transition from
predominantly rural to overwhelmingly urban populations, economies, and lifeways is taking …

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a core element for global capital flows and a key driver for
urban transformation. However, the ways in which FDI flows have been associated with the …

Abstract Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) are among the global changes
resulting from human activity that have the biggest impacts on the ecosystem and the …

This Handbook is a contribution to current thinking and debates in urban and planning
research on megacities and megacity-regions. The rise of mega-urbanization during the …

Abstract The Red River Delta is a vital economic, political, cultural, and social region in
Vietnam, with the highest population density. In recent years, growing urbanization has …