Showing papers in "Cities in 1997"

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the evolution of the concept of the eco-city and show how it can be linked to issues ranging from urban planning and economic development through to matters of social justice.

TL;DR: In this article, the economic, political and technical dimensions of compaction and particularly the unacceptability of higher densities to many urban residents are discussed, including the environmental benefits accruing to compaction, and its acceptability to local communities.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors make a plea for global-scale analyses of social change with particular reference to the study of the hypothesis that there is a world city hierarchy Data deficiencies (state-centrism and attribute bias) and theoretical limitations in conceptualizing how a city hierarchy might develop are highlighted and suggestions for overcoming these problems are presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on four models of the relations between cities and their environmental hinterlands: self-reliance, redesigning the city, external dependency, and the equitable balance or Fair Shares city.

TL;DR: In this article, the role and diverse impacts of elite non-Chinese design professionals in the planning of Shanghai's new financial district (Lujiazui Central Finance District, Pudong) are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate the current policy and propose distributional justice to achieve a truly equitable distribution, which is sensitive to the characteristics of different citizen groups, instead of the territorial justice that cannot satisfy the conditions of effective utilization.

TL;DR: A review of the literature reveals a limited amount of published material related to impacts on urban centres in the United Kingdom as discussed by the authors, which indicates that in relation to a range of tourism impact criteria resident response within an urban centre with a higher level of tourism development is more negative.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors attempt to debunk five prevailing myths which together are implicit in much of the current debate and rhetoric surrounding telecommunications and the future of cities, namely the technological determinism, the urban dissolution, the universal access, the simple substitution of transport by telecommunications, and the local powerlessness.

TL;DR: The paper analyses Singapore's efforts in implementing its Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) over the last two decades and analyses the positive impacts of the scheme on traffic congestion by using indicators such as traffic volume and speed.

TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of three case studies of inner city redevelopment projects shows that these goals are in practice being undermined by the exigencies of the growing real estate industry, a situation which raises important questions for the future direction of urban planning in Beijing.

TL;DR: In this article, Cuthbert argued that a real confusion exists with regard to the delineation of social space, a situation underwritten by the processes through which development rights are granted to corporations and "big capital" as a whole.

TL;DR: In this paper, the incompatibility that lies between the push toward urban sustainability on the one hand and economic competitiveness on the other is addressed, while one emphasizes participation and local democracy, the other depends upon privatisation and reduced citizen involvement in urban affairs.

TL;DR: In this article, a compilation of reports by two Chinese researchers examines one such settlement on the southern border of Beijing, with consideration given to both socio-economic aspects of the settlement and to administrative implications for land management and planning.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore some of the conceptual issues raised by the sustainability/historic city debate, and examine the degree to which sustainable development policy is emerging in historic cities.

TL;DR: A significant proportion of the building stock in Beijing's older inner city neighborhoods is comprised of informal construction, built over the years by the residents themselves as discussed by the authors, which in aggregate are seen to be vital to the economy of the city's neighborhoods.

TL;DR: In this paper, the implications of colonial spatial development policies and deteriorating economic conditions for urban public transportation in Cameroon are addressed, and steps capable of improving the performance of the country's urban public transport system despite the said problems are suggested.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a computer software program which can be used to incorporate full cost analysis into transportation decision making, such as evaluating the cost savings of a transportation improvement or the benefits to society of transportation demand management programs.

TL;DR: Hong Kong's transition to a global city has been examined in this paper, where the authors examine the transition from a relatively free and relatively homogeneous economy to a more homogeneous community, the antithesis of the polyethnicity required for the global city.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the conflicts and tensions that exist between managing the city as a tourist destination and as a place of residence and work, and the general implications for the development of urban tourism policy are addressed.

TL;DR: In this article, a short article is intended to clarify some of this background and transformation by drawing in greater detail on our planning experience, and by focusing on how the interests of some key players are expressed in the gray zone between market and planned economy.

TL;DR: Hong Kong has been adjusting its goals and approaches to planning since 1984 in line with changing socio-economic circumstances as discussed by the authors, and the city has prepared to become both a regional entity and a world city, and the issues that will dominate its development in the next century.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the increasing forces of decentralization in the USA which have resulted in an increasing level of polarization between communities in the core city and those outside, since those regions which are least polarized would seem to be the most successful.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use a case study to illustrate some issues and challenges that occur when trying to use sustainable development as a goal when creating a local land-use plan, and in particular the different ways in which sustainability can be interpreted.