The Asian Megacity Region

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<p>This book argues that close and disciplined scrutiny of the Asian megacity regions is of critical importance to understanding Asian urbanization. However, any approach to studying these regions must adopt a multi-dimensional and trans-urban perspective; otherwise, we Without such an approach, we cannot truly make meaningful decisions about growth management and sustainable development for such regions.</p>Amidst the sweeping demographic and structural shifts produced by global urbanization, Asian urbanization has a fascinating and prominent role.  Asian urbanization is heterogeneous, and more accurately constitutes phenomena than a phenomenon. However, despite this diversity, there are certain common features that we can identify. One of them is the Asian megacity region the administrative and/or delineated territory of mixed urban-rural landscape surrounding a giant metropolis.<p></p><p>The purpose of this book is to:</p><p></p><ul><li>Understand the main features of 21<sup>st</sup> century urbanization</li><li>Note the limitations of current approaches (e.g. disparate scales, city-centric views, inadequate data sets)</li><li>Articulate a pragmatically framed three-pronged approach (scale-based, trans-urban, multi-dimensional)</li><li>Demonstrate the application of such an approach with a case study of one of the most important megacity regions in South Asia, the Delhi National Capital Region, underscoring the methodological requirements of such an approach</li><li>Discuss the next steps for the field as a whole: questions to be raised and directions to be explored for further study.</li></ul><div>This timely, conceptual and empirical book will appeal to students of urbanization, architects involved in urban policy and planning, and researchers alike.<br></div><p></p>

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Dr. Debnath Mookherjee is a Professor Emeritus at Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, USA.<p></p>

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