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Regional governance of the Greater Pearl River Delta Region in South China: the case of cross-boundary infrastructure.

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

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324695
Date January 2004
ContributorsKee, Wai-man Gordon., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Geography and Resource Management.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, x, 155 leaves : col. maps ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Pearl River Delta, China, Pearl River Delta, Pearl River Delta (China)
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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