This book explores the meanings of sustainable urbanism in contemporary Asian cities, looking at the main sustainability challenges faced in the region. Providing discussion on the broader debates around sustainable urbanism in Asia, it includes numerous case studies from urban cycling, to the use of community-led energy generation projects.

Preface, Simon Joss and Robert Cowley Introduction, Li Yu and Federico Caprotti SECTION I: THE SUSTAINABLE CITY IN ASIA 1. Unlocking urban trajectories: planning for environmentally just transitions in Asia, Caren Levy, Adriana Allen, Vanesa Castán Broto and Linda Westman 2. The story does not remain the same: multi-scalar perspectives on sustainable urban development in Asia and Hong Kong, Federico Cugurullo 3. Does the Asian property market work for sustainable urban developments?, Fatih Eren 4. Migration and urbanization in contemporary Asia: addressing urban inequalities and promoting social sustainability, Megha Amrith 5. Let’s Focus on connections: reading Chinese eco-cities from a relational, multi-scalar perspective, I-Chun Catherine Chang SECTION II: CHALLENGES AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 6. Green as urban spectacle in China, Xuefei Ren 7. Property-led urban growth, institutional change and urban sustainability: the case of China in an international perspective, Yunqing Xu and Xi'an Jiaotong 8. The impacts of high-speed rail on Shanghai’s suburban communities: social sustainability and environmental justice, Shuping Zhang and Zhu Qian 9. The Kathputli Conundrum: slum redevelopment and the institutionalisation of unsustainability, Anubhav Pradhan 10. Sustainable cities in South Asian countries: a politico-cultural perspective, Dillip Kumar Das 11. Buying (into) sustainability: technocratic environmentalism in Abu Dhabi, Surajit Chakravarty 12. Songdo: the hype and decline of world’s first smart city, Seungho Yoo 13. Challenging the eco-city: residents’ perceptions of social sustainability in Tianjin Eco-City, China, Federico Caprotti and Ziyue Gong SECTION III: SHAPING THE SUSTAINABLE CITY IN ASIA 14. Sustainable community development in Taipei, Taiwan, Yung-Jaan Lee 15. Can mega events lead to sustainable urban development? The case of Beijing and Guangzhou, Yawei Chen and Lu Wang 16. A changing cultural narrative of citizenship, urbanism and cycling in Indian cities, Linda Carroli and Mirko Guaralda 17. A difficult birth: creating Seoul, the 21st century sustainable city, Sofia T. Shwayri 18. Changing approaches to community participation for social sustainability: neighbourhood planning in Singapore and Seoul, Im Sik Cho19. Low carbon communities, energy policy and energy democracy in Japan, Thomas Feldhoff 20. Smart City strategies towards sustainable transformation of China’s industrial parks: the experience of Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, China, Joon Sik Kim and Xiangyi Wang 21. ‘Sustainable’ urban habitats in Shanghai, Tyler Rooker 22. The transnational search of Chinese eco-city projects: historical legacies, authoritarian political operations, and socio-economic dynamics, Shiuh-Shen Chien 23. Urban transformation and city branding in the Greater Pearl River Delta, Martin de Jong, Yawei Chen, Miaoxi Zhao and Haiyan Lu