Enhancing urban management in East Asia

Abstract

Introduction, Mila Freire. Part I: City Management and Strategy: Globalization and the new urban challenge, Yeung Yue-man The challenges of peri-urban growth in East Asia: the case of China Hangzhou-Ningbo Corridor, Douglas Webster and Larissa Muller Planning Singapore growth for better living, Belinda Yuen Strategic management and citizen empowerment: the Naga City experience, Jesse Robredo City strategy and governance, Mila Freire and Angela Griffin. Part II: Finance and Budget Issues: From conceptual framework to practice: the municipal budget, Markus Stadler Decentralization, devolution and development in the Philippines, Alex Brillantes, Jr Revenue sources of local governments: nature and determinants, Robert Ebel and Francois Vaillancourt The private sector in water and sanitation, Penelope J. Brook and Nicola Tynan. Part III: Land, Poverty and Other Issues: Strengthening local government capacities in urban planning and finance: lessons from the East Asia city development strategies, Nathaniel von Einsiedel Industrial estate planning and development: case studies, Seetoh Kum Chun The city poverty assessment: a primer, Jesko Hentschel and Radha Seshigirl Preserving the cultural (built) heritage of cities, Heng Chye Klang. Resume: Lessons Learned, Belinda Yuen.