Maturing Megacities : The Pearl River Delta in Progressive Transformation - Altrock, Uwe.; Schoon, Sonia; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014)
Part I: Introduction.-The Pearl River Delta in Progressive Transformation -- Part II:  Transforming into Megacities -- Second Metamorphosis? Urban Restructuring and Planning Responses in Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the 21st Century -- The Influence of Regional Planning Administration on Local Development -- Cross-border Governance: The Merger of Guangzhou and Foshan -- Part III: The Reorientation Towards Urban Regeneration -- Three Olds: Experimental Urban Restructuring with Chinese Characteristics. Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Comparison -- Examining China's Urban Redevelopment: Land Types, Targeted Policies, and Public Participation -- Part IV: Economic Upgrading -- Maturing Governance Over Time. Groping for Economic Upgrading in Guangzhou's Zhongda Cloth Market -- Formal and Informal Economies in Guangzhou's Zhongda Cloth Market -- Regeneration of Derelict Industrial Sites in Guangzhou and Shenzhen -- Part V: The Evolution of Integrative Governance -- Gaming and Decision-making. Urbanized Village Redevelopment in Guangzhou -- Villagers' Participation in Mega-urban Upgrading. Liede Village: Guangzhou's Pioneer -- Elite Vision before People: State Entrepreneurialism and the Limits of Participation -- Part VI: Public Open Space between Appropriation and Marketing -- Parks as Soft Location Factors -- The Role of Public Space in the Upgrading of Industrial Sites -- The Role of Public Space in the Upgrading of Urbanized Villages -- Part VII: Conclusion -- Maturing Megacities: Lessons from the Pearl River Delta Experiences.    .
Keywords: Regional planning; Urban planning; City planning; Regional economics; Spatial economics; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Urbanism; Regional/Spatial Science