Thisbookpresentsasetofessaysontheglobalizationandintra-urbandynamicsoftheAsiancitiesconductedbyTaiwaneseandFrenchresearchers.Itcoversfourmainthemes:“culture-ledregenerationprojects,”“dynamicsofsecond-tiercities,”“urbanredevelopmentandlandissues,”and“newurbanspacesofregulation,associationallife,andcivicaction.”
ItinvolvedcomparingresearchsubjectprioritiesinthisfieldaswellastheapproacheschosentodealwiththemwithinageographicalzoneextendedfromNortheasttosouthernAsia.RatherthanacomparisonbetweenWesternandAsianvisionsofthesameurbanobjects,theprojectaimedtohighlightdifferencesand/orsimilaritiesintheapproachesofscientificcommunities,inevitablyinfluencedbynationalissues.
Withgreatarticulationanddiscoursebetweenurbanrealityandtheories,italsoobservesdistinctiveapproachesofurbanresearchteamsrespectivelyinFranceandTaiwan.
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