Urbanization Dynamics and Policy Frameworks in Developing East Asia

The author is the Professor and Chair of Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-information Management at the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, The Netherlands. He can be reached at webster@itc.nl 1. For discussion of the evolving consensus on urban management, see Webster (1994). 2. New Star Publishers (2001), Section II-7. 3. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) (2002), Chapters 1 and 3. 4. According to UNCTAD data, Chinese inward FDI in 2001 was $47billion (U.S.), up from $41 billion in 2000. This is despite the fact that worldwide FDI more than halved over the same period. China’s inbound FDI increased to $53 billion in 2002, and an estimated $57 billion in 2003. See UNCTAD (2002 and 2003). Urbanization Dynamics and Policy Frameworks in Developing East Asia