The Politics of Civic Space in Asia: Building Urban Communities

This book explores how and why civic spaces are used by different communities in different cities of Asia in terms of their contribution to urban governance and public participation, and what role they play in the support or demise of communities.

Chapter 1 Urbanization and Civic Space in Asia Mike Douglass and Amrita Daniere Chapter 2 Communities in Retreat: Civic Spaces and State-Society Relations in Globalizing Singapore K.C. Ho Chapter 3 Machizukuri, Civil Society and Community Space in Japan André Sorensen, Hideki Koizumi and Ai Miyamoto Chapter 4 Foreign Workers and Spaces for Community Life: Taipei's Little Philippines Li-ling Huang and Mike Douglass Chapter 5 Tangible and Intangible Civic Spaces in Bangkok's Slums Amrita Daniere and Anchana NaRanong Chapter 6 The Meaning of Voice in Kuala Lumpur's Changing Urban Communities Yi Jin Woo Chapter 7 Kampung Spaces and the Future of Indonesian Urbanism: Reflections from Jogjakarta Michael Leaf and Bakti Setiawan Chapter 8 Boundaries and Belonging in Guangzhou: Changing the Nature of Residential Space in Urban China Alana Boland and Jiangang Zhu Chapter 9 Neighbourhood Associations as Civic Space in Kathmandu Progressive and Regressive Possibilities Sabin Ninglekhu and Katharine N. Rankin Chapter 10 Uses and Understandings of Public Space among Young People in Hanoi, Viet Nam Lisa Drummond and Nguyen Thi Lien Chapter 11 Policy Implications and Conclusion Amrita Daniere and Mike Douglass