Table of contents : Contents Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Overview 1. Pacific Asia in the Context of Globalization 2. Globalization and World Cities 2. Cooperative Regional Development 3. The Emergence of Growth Triangles 4. Infrastructure Development in the Southern China Growth Triangle 3. China and Hong Kong 5. Metropolitan Planning and Management in China 6. Guangdong’s Rapid Change as a Coastal Province 7. Shanghai’s Transformation and Modernization under China’s Open Policy 8. Sustainable Urban Development in China and Hong Kong 4. Urban Futures 9. Planning Hong Kong for 1997 and Beyond 10. Globalization and Urban Futures Epilogue: Asia’s Financial Crisis and Its Implications References Index About the Author