Planning for a Better Urban Living Environment in Asia

Introduction: planning for a better urban living environment in Asia, Anthony Gar-On Yeh, Mee Kam Ng challenges and future prospects of planning for a better living environment in the large cities in Asia, Hideheko Sazanami the compulsions of accommodating the informal sector in the Asian metropolises and changes necessary in the urban planning paradigms, A.T.M. Nurul Amin urbanisation versus urban planning practice in Malaysia - considerations, prospects and possibilities, Che Musa Che Omar an extended metropolis? a growth triangle? towards better planning for the Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta region, Mee Kam Ng toward an environment facilitating human behaviour and movement - an approach to evaluation and manipulation of pedestrian space by simulation modelling, Baozhe Hu et al the planning and management of a better high density environment, Anthony Gar-On Yeh an ecological plan for a better living environment in a modern city - a case study of Huizhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China, Xiangrong Wang, Zhaoyu Qian the environment of densely populated areas of Bangladesh - with special reference to Dhaka and secondary towns, Mir Shahidul Islam the evaluation of the five-year two million housing unit construction plan (1988-92), Chong-Won Chu housing attainability - a concept towards solving the urban housing crisis in Bangladesh, Mahbubur Rahman shophouse - Asian urban composite housing, Mamoru Tohiguchi, Hon Shyan Chong evaluation of planned housing in Java - to identify the basic needs of interior space, Wahyu Subroto T. Yoyok et al urban redevelopment with landowner participation using the land poling/readjustment technique, Ray W. Archer the urban renewal projects in Japan - non-residential projects, Takatsune Fukami preserving traditional architecture - noble residential area development in Java, Ikaputra et al new divisions of public/private responsibilities in the management of urban development and their implications for planning education in India, Jamal H. Ansari a continuing commitment to better planned environment - the experience of the university of the Philippines, Asteya M. Santiago Whither Asian planning education? Chung-Tong Wu.