Mega Urban Regions of Southeast AsiaA distinguishing feature of recent urbanization in the ASEAN countries of Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia is the outward extension of their mega-cities (Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur) beyond the metropolitan borders, resulting in the establishment of new towns, industrial estates, and housing projects in previously rural areas. This process has both positive and negative effects. On one side, household incomes and employment opportunities are increasing, but on the other, the growth often causes serious problems in terms of environmental deterioration, conflicting land uses, and inadequate housing and service provisions. Mega Urban Regions of Southeast Asia is the first comprehensive work on the subject of ASEAN mega-urban regions. The contributors review T.G. McGee's original idea of desakota zones, and offer arguments both for and against this concept, making a significant contribution to our understanding of the true face of ASEAN cities. The book brings together authors from around the world and will be of interest to a wide audience, including demographers, urban planners, geographers, sociologists, economists, civil servants and development consultants. |
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In such areas, regions of dense population and mixed land uses are created, in which traditional agriculture is found side by side with modern factories, commercial activities, and suburban development. T.G. McGee has termed these ...
Agriculture had changed substantially in the region. Rice growing was carried out mostly by part-time households, and other agriculture was devoted to industrial crops for which there was a continuing global demand: rubber and, ...
In Thailand and Malaysia, however, the proportion engaged in agriculture fell to below 10 per cent. In Singapore, higher-order service employment dominated? These significant changes in the structure of the economy and employment had ...
As Figure 1.3 shows, the labour force has shifted considerably from agriculture to manufacturing and services, a trend that is likely to appear even more dramatic when the 1990 round of census data becomes fully available.
B3 24 Indonesia F'l':ilippi|1ea 82 as 15 ~- 20 I5 Thailand l I Agricultural I Industry Services Figure 1.3 Labour force distribution of ASEAN countries by percentage, 1960-90. Data from World Bank (1990) Elsewhere (Ginsburg, Koppel, ...
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Contents
| 43 | |
Case Studies of ASEAN MegaUrban Regions | 267 |
Conclusions and Policy Implications | 341 |
References | 356 |
Contributors | 374 |
Index | 376 |
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The Mega-urban Regions of Southeast Asia Terence Gary McGee,T. G. McGee,Ira M. Robinson No preview available - 1995 |
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| Title | Mega Urban Regions of Southeast Asia Urbanization in Asia Series |
| Editor | Ira M. Robinson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | UBC Press, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0774842644, 9780774842648 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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