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BOOM TOWNS, BED TOWNS
AND LEISURE TIME
Peter Rowe, direction and conclusion |
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Given the fact that Asia alone will likely have 50 megacities, each
with populations greater than 20 million by the middle of the next century,
it is clear that urban centers will have to compete increasingly to
even more fluid sources of capital for continued development. Moreover,
there is unlikely to be a single all-encompassing formula for these
competing cities to emulate. Yet there are many things these rapidly
urbanizing areas can learn from one another. the following case studies
attempt to investigate the driving forces, immediate impacts and long
term implications for a growing number of urban areas where development
has been spurred on by either foreign
capital, special need, or close proximity to another center. In no case
are these what might be termed 'natural' centers driven by traditional
processes of development.
The goal of these studies is not to measure the success of various
cities or urban centers, but to begin to outline the effects of specific
global conditions on localized urban territories, in order to provide
a point of departure for anticipating and planning change. Although
localized urban conditions vary, many rapidly growing cities face the
same problems: massive influxes of
population, lagging infrastructure development, environmental degradation,
and uncontrolled growth. Some of these newly emerging cities have addressed
these problems more effectively than others, while others have had different
battles altogether.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Hainan, People's Republic of China
Jeannie Meejin Yoon
Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
Kurt Klein
Cebu, Philippines
Michael Petrus
Shatin, Hong Kong
Kurt Klein
Bundang, South Korea
Jeannie Meejin Yoon
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Jeannie Meejin Yoon
Pattaya, Thailand
Kurt Klein
Chejudo, South Korea
Jeannie Meejin Yoon
Puerta Galera/Boracay, Philippines
Michael Petrus
Orlando, Florida USA
Michael Petrus
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Kurt Klein
Conclusion
Peter G. Rowe
Publication Title
Boom Towns, Bed Towns and Leisure Time: Case Studies in Rapid Urbanization
Year Published
1998, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Direction and Conclusion by:
Peter G. Rowe
Case Studies:
Kurt Klein, Michael Petrus, Jeannie Meejin Yoon
Cover Design:
Ivan Toth Depena, Margaret Fletcher, Jeannie Meejin Yoon
Layout and Text Design:
Jeannie Meejin Yoon