Port Cities in Asia and Europe

ISBN-13: 9780415543040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 240 str.

Arndt Graf;Chua Beng Huat

Opis

This comparative study identifies many parallels between local histories and developments in the Asian and European port cities as well as new opportunities for sharing experiences and learning from the developments and decisions in similar situations in other port cities.

Spis treści

Preface Arndt Graf and Chua Beng Huat  Part 1: History  1. The Port of Osaka: From Ancient Times to Today Towao Sakaehara  2. Relations between Marseille and East and Southeast Asia Laurent Metzger  Part 2: Contemporary Developments  3. Three Harbour Cities: An Exploration of the Ports of IJmuiden (the Netherlands), Banjul (the Gambia) and Jakarta (Indonesia) Peter J.M. Nas, Timoer Reijnders and Eline Steenhuisen  4. ‘Ever-changing Waterfronts’: Urban Development and Transformation Processes in Ports and Waterfront Zones in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai Dirk Schubert  5. The 1999 Decentralization Policy, Local Politics and Local Capacity of the Port City of Surabaya Kacung Marijan  6. ‘The Future Lies in the Past’: Re-inventing the Former Port City of  George Town, Penang Morshidi Sirat  Part 3: Contact Zone  7. When Port Cities Encounter Revolution: The Hong Kong and Singapore Experiences Yong Mun Cheong  8. Port Cities in Northern Japan and Pacific Russia: Relations and Exchange Miriam Rohde  Part 4: Representation  9. Representation and Nostalgic Reinvention of Shanghai in Chinese Films Yvonne Schulz Zinda  10. Marketing a City-state: Hamburg and Singapore in Comparison Arndt Graf   11. Eclipse of the Port: Cultural Industry and the Next Phase of Economic Development of Singapore Chua Beng Huat  Part 5: Beyond Port Cities  12. Singapore’s Story: A Port City in Search of Hinterlands Tan Tai Yong