Stephen Hamnett and Dean Forbes have brought together some of the region's most distinguished urbanists to explore the planning history and recent development of Pacific Asia's major cities. They show how globalization, and the competition to achieve global city status, has had a profound effect on all these cities.

1. Risks, Resilience and Planning in Asian Cities Stephen Hamnett and Dean Forbes 2. Uneven Geographies of Vulnerability: Tokyo in the Twenty-First Century André Sorensen 3. The Dragon's Head: Spatial Development of Shanghai Susan Walcott 4. Beijing: Socialist Chinese Capital and New World City Gu Chaolin and Ian G. Cook 5. Taipei's Metropolitan Development: Dynamics of Cross-Strait Political Economy, Globalization and National Identity Liling Huang and Reginald Yin-Wang Kwok 6. Seoul as a World City: The Challenge of Balanced Development Seong-Kyu Ha 7. Hong Kong: The Turning of the Dragon Head Anthony Yeh 8. Singapore: Planning for More with Less Belinda Yuen 9. Going Global: Development, Risks and Responses in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya Sirat Morshidi and Asyirah Abdul Rahim 10. Governing the Jakarta City-Region: History, Challenges, Risks and Strategies Wilmar Salim and Tommy Firman 11. Bangkok: New Risks, Old Resilience Douglas Webster and Chuthatip Maneepong 12. Manila: Metropolitan Vulnerability, Local Resilience Brian Roberts