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Land
In the past 30 years the urban population in the Asian and Pacific region
has increased by 560 million people (or 260 per cent) and in the next
30 years it is expected to increase by about 1,450 million people (or
250 per cent). This unprecedented urbanization process has been fueled
by rapid economic growth and even more rapid industrialization. With most
of its value added economic activities and populations located in urban
areas, how well cities function as a system will determine the future
of Asia. One of the factors which will determine the succes or otherwise
of Asian cities will inevitably be land use and managemet
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