This study reviews the implementation of policies regarding coastal management in
Pariaman City. Coastal regions have huge potential to be developed and maintained …

Rapid urbanization in Asian developing countries has led to large urban agglomerations
called “megacities.” The Jakarta megacity keeps growing and has extended along a corridor …

• USA-NY: Catskills-Delaware watershed for NY: PES/working with nature saves money (~
5US $ bn)• New Zealand: Te Papanui Park-water supply to hydropower, Dunedin city …

Cities for Profit examines the phenomenon of urban real estate megaprojects in Asia—
massive, privately built planned urban developments that have captured the imagination of …

Sustainable urbanization policies and strategies are posited as a major tool by which to
achieve the sustainable development of growing towns and cities. A major challenge for …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Critical Studies of the Asia Pacific Series Series Editor: Mark Beeson,
Winthrop Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Western …

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Recent metropolitan development in developed
countries is associated with “post-suburbia,” or a decline in population in the former central …

The fall of the New Order regime has spurred the process of democratization and marked
the transformation of Indonesia from authoritarian rule into a more democratic government …

We analyse dramatic land transformations in the greater Jakarta metropolitan area since
1988: large-scale private-sector development projects in central city and peri-urban …

Spatial transformation in peri-urban areas has provided an emerging picture of the growth of
many metropolitan regions in developing countries. In this paper, we present a new …