Urban Transformational Landscapes in the City-Hinterlands of Asia

In the context of mounting challenges stemming from a rapid transformation of the urban-regional landscapes in many Asian countries, this book highlights a multifaceted array of issues that increasingly engage the academic and planning communities in search of viable solutions to complex problems facing us. Even though cities continue to dominate development studies, urbanization of Asia is evolving toward a hybrid urban-rural nexus beyond the cities. This volume considers these shifting dynamics of Asian urbanization, including urban spatial transformations and their ramifications in the context of sustainability and planning.  Through the lens of a set of empirical studies across diverse disciplines, geographies and methodologies. yet with an overarching concern for sustainability in varied (but interconnected) areas such as climate change, land use planning, infrastructure and urban mobility, and quality of life, these studies examine a range of important topics (e.g., flooding, transportation, housing, open space/ green space, urban garden and such) in city/regional settings. Together, they add insights into varied transformational processes or patterns at work on the urban-regional landscapes in a number of Asian countries while offering innovative approaches or alternatives.  The proposed volume fills a gap in urban/regional studies in context of South and Southeast Asia that will be of interest to all stakeholders (e.g., planners, administrators, academicians and the citizenry), particularly those interested in sustainability and planning paradigms. It should be a timely and valuable addition to the Asian urbanization literature.

Professor Emeritus of Geography, Department of Environmental Studies at the Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He has authored or co-authored numerous articles in professional journals, proceedings and books reflecting his academic interests and specializations in the fields of urbanization process and urban forms, comparative urbanization, regional development and planning. 
Professor, Geography and Earth Science Department, Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Urban Studies, University of Akron, Ohio, and he is a member of American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). He has authored and coauthored a number of books, articles and proceedings of international conferences and professional organizations.  
She is currently a Senior Lecturer, Vietnamese German University (VGU), Binh Duong, Vietnam. She obtained her Ph.D. from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand. Her academic specialization is in urban management (planning) and sustainable development. She has authored or coauthored a variety of articles and monographs and proceedings of conference papers reflecting her interests and specializations. 

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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Department of Environmental Studies at the College of the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He has authored or co-authored numerous articles in professional journals, proceedings and books reflecting his academic interests and specializations in the fields of urbanization process and urban forms, comparative urbanization, regional development and planning. Professor, Geography and Earth Science Department, Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Urban Studies, University of Akron, Ohio, and he is a member of American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). He has authored and coauthored a number of books, articles and proceedings of international conferences and professional organizations. She is currently a Senior Lecturer, Vietnamese German University (VGU), BinhDuong, Vietnam. She obtained her Ph.D. from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand. Her academic specialization is in urban management (planning) and sustainable development. She has authored or coauthored a variety of articles and monographs and proceedings of conference papers reflecting her interests and specializations.