　　This book presents a set of essays on the globalization and intra-urban dynamics of the Asian cities conducted by Taiwanese and French researchers. It covers four main themes: &ldquo;culture-led regeneration projects,&rdquo; &ldquo;dynamics of second-tier cities,&rdquo; &ldquo;urban redevelopment and land issues,&rdquo; and &ldquo;new urban spaces of regulation, associational life, and civic action.&rdquo;<br />
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　　It involved comparing research subject priorities in this field as well as the approaches chosen to deal with them within a geographical zone extended from Northeast to southern Asia. Rather than a comparison between Western and Asian visions of the same urban objects, the project aimed to highlight differences and/or similarities in the approaches of scientific communities, inevitably influenced by national issues.<br />
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　　With great articulation and discourse between urban reality and theories, it also observes distinctive approaches of urban research teams respectively in France and Taiwan.<br />Contributors<br />
Overview<br />
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1 Introduction: About the Book<br />
&loz; Natacha Aveline-Dubach, Sue-Ching Jou, and Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao<br />
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2 Understanding Globalization in Urban Asia: Moving from Single to Plural Dimensions and Scales<br />
&loz; Natacha Aveline-Dubach<br />
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Part I Cultural-led Regeneration Projects<br />
3 The Uneasy Partnership and Contested Meanings of C10Urban Form: Examining the Policies of Urban regeneration in Bangka, Taipei<br />
&loz; Liling Huang<br />
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4 The Embryology of Spontaneous Cultural Clusters in Taipei: The Creative Class, Consumption, and Urban Fabric in the Making<br />
&loz; Sue-Ching Jou and Dung-Sheng Chen<br />
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Part II Dynamics of Second-tier Cities<br />
5 Central-local Land Dynamics in Harbourfront Transformation: Case Study of Kaohsiung, Taiwan<br />
&loz; Shiuh-Shen Chien, Dong-Li Hong, and Yei-Long Wu<br />
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6 Intra-urban Dynamics in Southeast Asian Cities: The Case of Penang and Surabaya<br />
&loz; Manuelle Franck and Nathalie Fau<br />
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7 The Uneven Impacts of Demographic Decline in a Japanese Metropolis: A Three-scale Approach to Urban Shrinkage Patterns in the Osaka Metropolitan Area<br />
&loz; Sophie Buhnik<br />
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Part III Urban Redevelopment and Land Issues<br />
8 Land Development and Urban Growth in a Booming Property Market: The Taipei Experience<br />
&loz; Tzu-Chin Lin<br />
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9 New Patterns of Property Investment in &ldquo;Post-bubble&rdquo; Tokyo: The Shift from Land to Real Estate as a Financial Asset<br />
&loz; Natacha Aveline-Dubach<br />
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10 Liberalization of Real Estate Markets and Decentralization: What Is at Stake for Peri-urban H&agrave; N&ocirc;i within the Context of Metropolization?<br />
&loz; Sylvie Fanchette<br />
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11 Slums in India Metropolises Confronted with Large-Scale Urban Projects and Real Estate Development: Recent Trends in Delhi<br />
&loz; V&eacute;ronique Dupont<br />
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Part IV New Urban Spaces of Regulation, Associational Life, and Civic Action<br />
12 Plural Inequalities, Vulnerabilities and Urban Careers in Chinese Cities<br />
&loz; Laurence Roulleau-Berger<br />
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13 Globalizing Kuala Lumpur: Indonesian Migrant Workers, Urban Borderscapes and the Production of Metropolitan Spaces<br />
&loz; Lo&iuml;s Bastide<br />
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14 Everyday Musical Spaces: Street Music in Taipei<br />
&loz; Hsiao-Wei Chen<br />
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15 A Tale of Two Urban Middle Class Organizations in Taipei: Self-Service vs. Public Advocacy<br />
&loz; Yatan Hsiao and Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao<br />