The Asian Megacity Region: A Conceptual Approach (The Urban Book Series)

Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations/Acronyms
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
	1.1 Perspectives and Purpose
	1.2 Book Structure
	References
2 Shifting Urban Dynamics: An Overview
	2.1 Views and Trends
		2.1.1 Demographic and Structural Shifts: A Global View
		2.1.2 Growth and Shrinkage
	2.2 Megacities and Megacity Regions: Some Asian Perspectives
		2.2.1 The Megacity: Some Definitional Issues
		2.2.2 Regional Variations in Population Growth and Economic Development: A Brief Overview
	References
3 From Megacity to Megacity Region: Is an Asian Paradigm Emerging?
	3.1 Introduction
		3.1.1 The Megacity Region and the Mega-Urban Region
		3.1.2 Conceptual Complexities: Labels and Definitions
	3.2 Through the Lenses of Scholars: Asian Megacities and Their Regions
		3.2.1 Asian Mega-Urban Regions—A Novel Approach
	References
4 Asian MCR: Urban-Rural Interface and Multidimensionality of the Spread Region
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 The Urban-Rural Dynamics—From Divide to Interface
		4.2.1 Conceptual Dilemmas: Urban? Rural?
		4.2.2 Urban-Rural Linkages: Some Considerations
		4.2.3 Peri-urban and Peri-urban Interface: A Regional Focus
		4.2.4 Spread Region and Urban-Rural Interface
		4.2.5  Spread Region and desakota
		4.2.6 How Unique Is the Asian Megacity Region?
	4.3 Sustainable Development Through a Multidimensional, Interdisciplinary, and Color-Coordinated Lens
	References
5 Scale and Where the Three Prongs Can Meet
	5.1 The Concept of Scale in Geography: Foundational yet Confounding
		5.1.1 Shifting Thoughts and Integrative Focus
	5.2 Where the Three Prongs Meet
		5.2.1 Core and Extent: Two Components of the Megacity Regional Frame
		5.2.2 In Recognition of the Diverse Spaces of the Megacity Region
		5.2.3 Observational Scale: An Example of Where the Three Prongs Can Meet
	References
6 The National Capital Region, Delhi, India: An Empirical Exploration
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 The Geographies of the NCR
		6.2.1 A Brief Background
		6.2.2 Regional Profile and Planning Objectives
		6.2.3 Some Research Perspectives
	6.3 Dynamics of the URI in the Spread Region of the NCR, Delhi: An Empirical Exploration
		6.3.1 Research Design, Purpose, and Methodology
		6.3.2 Results and Discussion
	6.4 A Closing Comment
	References
7 Concluding Thoughts
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Governance and the Asian MCR
	7.3 Data Issues and the Asian MCR
	7.4 Urban-Rural Interfaces, Sub-scalar Spaces and a Vision for Future Discourse on Sustainability
	References
Erratum
	Correction to:  D. Mookherjee, The Asian Megacity Region, The Urban Book Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42649-1
Index