published_or_final_version / abstract / Urban Planning and Environmental Management / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

Kee Wai Man. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 145-155). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ii / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / 摘要 --- p.v / CONTENTS --- p.vi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.viii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.viii / LIST OF ABBREVIATION --- p.ix / CHAPTER / Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Research Significance --- p.1 / Research Objectives --- p.3 / Definitions --- p.5 / Greater Pearl River Delta --- p.5 / “cross-boundary´ح --- p.8 / Thesis Outline --- p.9 / Chapter 2 --- URBAN AND REGIONAL GOVERNANCE: CONCEPTS AND ISSUES --- p.11 / The Concept of Urban/Regional Governance and Its Development --- p.11 / Experiences in Cross-Border Regional Governance --- p.15 / Evolution of Regional Governance of the GPRD Region --- p.21 / The Cross-Boundary Infrastructure Development in the GPRD Region --- p.26 / Summary --- p.30 / Chapter 3 --- CROSS-BOUNDARY FLOW AND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT --- p.34 / Introduction --- p.34 / The Economic and Social Development in the Past 25 Years --- p.36 / Economic Development --- p.36 / Social Development --- p.41 / The Transportation Development in the GPRD Region --- p.43 / Three Separated Transportation Systems --- p.44 / Cross-Boundary Transportation --- p.46 / Major Problems in the Transportation Development --- p.49 / The Future Development of Transportation --- p.52 / Summary --- p.55 / Chapter 4 --- THE DEVELOPMENT OF CROSS-BOUNDARY LINKAGE PROPOSALS --- p.57 / Introduction --- p.57 / Conceptual Framework and Research Methodology --- p.59 / Conceptual Framework --- p.59 / Research Methodology --- p.61 / Evolution of Cross-Boundary Linkage Proposals --- p.63 / Stage 1: 1983-1989 Incubation of Idea --- p.64 / Stage 2: 1989-1997 Great Leap Forward I --- p.67 / Stage 3: 1997-2002 Time with Various Focuses --- p.71 / Stage 4: 2002-2003 Great Leap Forward II --- p.79 / Stage 5: 2003-2004 Concrete Action --- p.85 / The Advantages and Disadvantages of Bridge Scenarios --- p.91 / The Debates on the Bridge and the Participation of Stakeholders --- p.95 / The Necessity of This Cross-Boundary Linkage in the Beginning Time --- p.95 / Debates on the Advantages and Disadvantages of the LDYB and the HZMB and the Better One for the Region --- p.97 / Argues About the Development of Container Port Next to the Bridge in Hong Kong --- p.99 / Arguments about the Possibility of Including a Railway on the Bridge (HZMB) --- p.99 / The Concern on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Bridge by NGOs Such as Green Groups --- p.101 / Summary --- p.102 / Chapter 5 --- A GOVERNMENT-LED REGIONAL GOVERNANCE NETWORK AND THE ROLE OF VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS --- p.104 / Introduction --- p.104 / Governments in the Regional Governance Network --- p.106 / Lack of Good Cooperation and Joint Development Strategies in the Past --- p.108 / The Problem of the Allocation of Interests among Cities --- p.109 / The Strong Influence of the Political Leadership --- p.110 / The Strong Control Role of the Central Government --- p.112 / The Changing Roles of Governments --- p.115 / Private Sector in the Regional Governance Network --- p.117 / "Business Linkage, Business Expansion and Relationship in the Region ." --- p.118 / A Profitable Project --- p.119 / Civil Society in the Regional Governance Network --- p.121 / Academic and Professionals --- p.122 / The Media --- p.123 / Environmental Protection Groups --- p.124 / Discussion --- p.126 / Summary --- p.133 / Chapter 6 --- CONCLUSION --- p.135 / Context of the Study --- p.135 / Major Findings --- p.137 / Suggestions for Further Research --- p.142 / REFERENCES --- p.145

Chen, Yanyan. / "Septembet 2011." / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-148). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Research Problem and Objective --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Research Significance --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Methodology --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Organization of Thesis --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- State Rescaling and Regional Planning: Concepts and Issues in the Western Countries and China --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2 --- The Reworking of State Power --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3 --- The Rescaling Concept --- p.19 / Chapter 2.4 --- "The State Rescaling Concept, Regional Development and Rescaling Process in Regions" --- p.24 / Chapter 2.5 --- The Regional Scale of Politics: Expressions of State Rescaling --- p.29 / Chapter 2.6 --- The State Restructuring and the Rise of Regions in China: A Review --- p.32 / Chapter 2.7 --- Summary --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Conceptualizing Spatial Planning as a Process of State rescaling: towards an Analytical Framework --- p.38 / Chapter 3.1 --- Conceptualizing the Spatial Planning as a Process of State Rescaling --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2 --- Regional Planning in China --- p.44 / Chapter 3.3 --- Towards a Theoretical Framework --- p.53 / Chapter 3.4 --- Summary --- p.58 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- The State in Transition: A Need for Planning Coordination in Cross-boundary Railways --- p.61 / Chapter 4.1 --- Changing Political Economy --- p.61 / Chapter 4.2 --- Institutional Structure in Planning Regional Railways --- p.71 / Chapter 4.3 --- Pearl River Delta: the Railway Planning Context --- p.82 / Chapter 4.4 --- General Propositions on Planning Coordination of Regional Railways in China --- p.86 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Planning the Pearl River Delta Intercity Railway: Institutional Form and the Planning Mechanisms --- p.90 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.90 / Chapter 5.2 --- Planning the PRD Intercity Railway: an Introduction of Three Planning Phases --- p.90 / Chapter 5.3 --- The Planning Process of the PRD Intercity Railway: Interaction among Multiple Jurisdictions --- p.96 / Chapter 5.4 --- The Scalar Changes of Central-provincial-local State: State Rescaling Process --- p.122 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.128 / Chapter 6.1 --- Major Findings --- p.128 / Chapter 6.2 --- Suggestions for Further Studies --- p.133

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Communication

published_or_final_version / Urban Planning / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning

published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / China Area Studies / Master / Master of Arts

published_or_final_version / Transport Policy and Planning / Master / Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning

Poon Fung Ting. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-166). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ii / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.ix / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Research Questions --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Research Objectives --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Definitions --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4 --- Research Design --- p.9 / Chapter 1.5 --- Outline of the Thesis --- p.11 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY AND THE LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- Background of the Study --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3 --- Literature Review --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4 --- Summary --- p.38 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- SPATIAL PATTERNS OF NON-HUKOU MIGRANTS IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2 --- Proportion of Non-hukou Migrants --- p.44 / Chapter 3.3 --- Distribution of Migrants --- p.47 / Chapter 3.4 --- Sources of Migrants --- p.50 / Chapter 3.5 --- The PRD as a Destination --- p.56 / Chapter 3.6 --- Gender Ratio of Non-hukou Migrants --- p.64 / Chapter 3.7 --- Spatial Patterns and Correlation of Migration Indicators --- p.67 / Chapter 3.8 --- Summary --- p.79 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- ANALYZING THE DETERMINANTS OF NON-HUKOU POPULATION IN COUNTY-LEVEL AREAS --- p.83 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.83 / Chapter 4.2 --- Method --- p.84 / Chapter 4.3 --- Variables --- p.86 / Chapter 4.4 --- The Results --- p.90 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.102 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- IMPACTS OF NON-HUKOU MIGRANTS AND THE POLICY RESPONSES --- p.104 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.104 / Chapter 5.2 --- The Trend of Non-hukou Migrants in PRD --- p.106 / Chapter 5.3 --- Positive Impacts --- p.110 / Chapter 5.4 --- Negative Impacts --- p.115 / Chapter 5.5 --- Policy Responses --- p.121 / Chapter 5.6 --- Summary --- p.139 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONCLUSION --- p.142 / Chapter 6.1 --- Non-hukou Migration in PRD --- p.142 / Chapter 6.2 --- Policy Responses --- p.147 / Chapter 6.3 --- Suggestions for Further Research --- p.150 / REFERENCES --- p.152

Man Chi-shing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 198-205). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / List of Tables --- p.i. / Abstract --- p.ii. / 摘要 --- p.iii. / Acknowledgement --- p.iv. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Going into migrants in the Pearl River Delta --- p.1 / Chapter I --- The living strategy besides political resistance --- p.2 / Chapter II --- Exploring the migrants in township-and-village areas of the Pearl River Delta --- p.6 / Chapter III --- Methodology --- p.9 / Chapter IV --- Overview of this study --- p.13 / Chapter V --- Terms clarification --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature review: understanding migrants in South China --- p.16 / Chapter I --- Migration --- p.18 / Chapter II --- Floating population in China after the economic reforms --- p.22 / Chapter III --- Theoretical framework --- p.38 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- A dichotomous community: the construction of oppressed and oppressor in Tianshen Township --- p.59 / Chapter I --- Going down to the field site --- p.60 / Chapter II --- Unequal relationships between the oppressed and the oppressor --- p.73 / Chapter III --- Concluding remarks --- p.97 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- "The voice from migrants: ""The outside world is splendid, but also ruthless.""" --- p.102 / Chapter I --- Living experience --- p.103 / Chapter II --- Working experience --- p.110 / Chapter III --- Floating: a short stage of life --- p.117 / Chapter IV --- Concluding remarks --- p.131 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Exit and familism: the ways to accommodate dissatisfaction --- p.135 / Chapter I --- The infrequency of direct confrontation --- p.136 / Chapter II --- Job switching as a from of self-defense --- p.140 / Chapter III --- The significance of family support --- p.148 / Chapter IV --- A case study: the entanglement between survival and exploitation --- p.157 / Chapter V --- Concluding remarks --- p.163 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Economic retreatism: the basic reason of the social stability in the Pearl River Delta --- p.168 / Chapter I --- A comparison with Scott's and Popkin's cases --- p.169 / Chapter II --- A supplement to previous studies concerning Chinese migrant workers --- p.180 / Chapter III --- Suggestions --- p.182 / Chapter IV --- Prediction --- p.184 / Chapter V --- IEpilogue --- p.185 / Appendix A: List of Interviewees --- p.189 / Appendix B: Photos --- p.190 / Appendix C : Cartoon --- p.195 / Appendix D: Map --- p.197 / Bibliography --- p.198

Xu, Fang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-79). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.ii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Background Information --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1 --- Growth of Air-Transportation Industry --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- General Figures --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Growth of Air Cargo Market --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Regulatory Support --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2 --- The Focus: Pearl River Delta --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Strategic Moves of Airports --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Investment and Development of Airlines --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Hong Kong VS Shen Zhen --- p.13 / Chapter 3 --- Airport Competition --- p.14 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2 --- One-period two port competition model --- p.15 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- The basic model --- p.15 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Stackelberg Game --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Location factor --- p.26 / Chapter 3.3 --- Two-period two port competition model --- p.27 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- The basic model --- p.27 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Switching cost --- p.30 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusion --- p.33 / Chapter 4 --- Combined airline VS full-cargo airline --- p.34 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.34 / Chapter 4.2 --- Model Setup --- p.35 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Modelling Capacity and Cost --- p.35 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Modelling Demand --- p.37 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- The Optimization Framework --- p.37 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Decomposition of the Decision Process --- p.39 / Chapter 4.3 --- Step 1: Strategies in the Passenger Market --- p.40 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Carriers enter the game with zero-inventory --- p.40 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Incumbent carrier has established initial capacity --- p.42 / Chapter 4.4 --- Step 2: Strategies in the Cargo Market --- p.45 / Chapter 4.5 --- Centralized decision --- p.49 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Both airlines have zero initial capacity in the passenger market --- p.50 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- One airline has non-zero initial capacity in the passenger market --- p.51 / Chapter 4.5.3 --- Both airlines have initial capacity in the cargo market --- p.53 / Chapter 4.6 --- Conclusion --- p.53 / Chapter 5 --- Demand growth and shifting --- p.55 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.55 / Chapter 5.2 --- Competition Scenario --- p.56 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Growth and shifting of passenger demand --- p.56 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Growth and shifting of cargo demand --- p.60 / Chapter 5.3 --- Centralized decision making --- p.64 / Chapter 5.4 --- conclusion --- p.72 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.73 / Bibliography --- p.75