The effects of globalization on cities are complex, multifaceted and geographically diverse.
As a result of national policy changes over the past two decades, the urban impacts of …

Village settlements in peri-urban areas have largely been transformed into dense
neighbourhoods in the process of rapid urbanisation and become Villages-in-the-City …

Cities in Relations advances a novel way of thinking about urban transformation by focusing
on transnational relations in the least developed countries. Examines the last 20 years of …

'It contains an impressive array of important and useful material that should be familiar to
anyone interested in economic growth and change... the potential value to be gained from …

While industralization programmes have been central to the development of Asia-Pacific
states and city-regions over the past half-century, service industries are increasingly …

The discourse of the rural-urban migrant is that of a sojourner in the city, a man or a woman
who will almost inevitably return to his or her rural roots and re-engage with farming and …

The transition from state socialism to market socialism in Vietnam and China has been
characterized by unprecedented rural-urban migration. We argue that this migration is …

Unplanned Development offers a fascinating and fresh view into the realities of development
planning. While to the outsider most development projects present themselves as thoroughly …

Within the Asia-Pacific region, over the past few decades, cities have undergone massive
transformations. These changes were underpinned by globalisation flows and new …

A growing body of literature is concerned with urbanization processes in contemporary
Vietnam and how the country's globalizing cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are …