In the Asia-Pacific context, over the past several decades, economic globalisation permitted
the deepening of intrafirm trade, foreign direct investment and the division of labour between …

Drawing on a critical reflection on the long-lasting debates of rural-urban dichotomy, we
argue for a reconceptualisation of the rural that emphasises the ever-evolving and …

Scholars, as area specialists, have typified south-east Asian cities as Third World cities and
emphasised their uniquely south-east Asian or even national characteristics. This paper will …

Las mega-ciudades y las periferias expandidas SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online vol.28
número85 Ciudad de México: el camino hacia una ciudad global Transformaciones …

In the waters opposite the Manila International Container Port, extending more than 1 km
into Manila Bay, is a seawall that protects the port from the typhoons that regularly hit Metro …

Accelerated urbanization in peri-urban areas of metropolises is one of the emerging issues
of the past decades which has numerous physical, social, economic, and environmental …

The dynamic of globalisation and urban change in Europe and North America has been
extensively documented. Relatively little is known about the processes and consequences …

Peri-urbanization is a spatial phenomenon that continues to develop in a rapidly growing
metropolitan region. The phenomenon of peri-urbanization in Indonesia, one of which …

This study attempts to form a typology of metropolitan spatial structure. In order to achieve
this goal, we reviewed the studies carried out in this field through a systematic review. The …

This paper describes the measures adopted by Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna (two Italian
regions) for planning their peri-urban areas at regional level. Peri-urban territories merge …