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Track 1: The Role of  Cities and Regions in Globalization

Chairs: Weiping Wu (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
           John Minnery (Queensland University of Technology, USA)

1.1    Regional Specialization and Economic Strategy under Globalization
1.2    Urban Industrial Landscape in the New Global Economy
1.4    Global Cities 
1.5    Challenges for Planning in the Era of Globalization

1.6    Social Consequences of Globalization

1.7    Redefining Regions and National Planning

1.10  Planning: Theory, Strategy and Action in a Global Context

1.11  A Comparison of Globalization and Sustainability Issues in Beijing, Shanghai and the Pearl River Delta

1.12*The Impact of Globalization and Decentralization on Chinese Cities
1.13 Global Perspective of Regional Development and Housing Policies

1.1   Regional Specialization and Economic Strategy under Globalization 

Date: July 14
Time: 10:15-12:00
Venue: Room 308
Chair: Weiping Wu (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)

1003   Polynuclear Urban Regions in the Global Mosaic of Regional Economies: Patterns of Economic Specialisation and Diversification in the Randstad, the Rheinruhr Area and the Flemish Diamond
        Bart Lambregts (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)

1029   New Economy and New Projects in Old Industrial Areas ¨C Do They Slow Down the Trend of Decline? The Case of the Ruhr Area
        Hermann Bömer (University of Dortmund, Germany)

1002   Globalization, National Markets and Sub-National Specialization: A Perspective from States in Western U.S.
        Ashok Deo Bardhan (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
        Subhrajit Guhathakurta (Arizona State University, USA)

1041   A Comparative Studies on the Regional Economic Competitiveness in Korea
        Ki-Yong Hong( Dankook University, Korea) 

Discussant: Karen R. Polenske (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) 

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1.2   Urban Industrial Landscape in the New Global Economy 

Date: July 12
Time: 15:45-17:30
Venue: Room 308
Chair: Calvin Masilela (West Virginia University, USA)  

1007   The Embeddingness of White Elephants in Old Industrial Regions: The Case of General Motors in Saltillo and the Ruhrgebiet ¨C Integration and Sociological Considerations
        Humberto B. Rosales (University of Dortmund and Cornell University, Germany)

1015   Globalization and Urban Competitiveness: A Case Study of Taipei, Taiwan
        Kuan-Wei Chen (Leader University, China Taiwan)
        Yung-Jaan Lee (Leader University, China Taiwan)

1008   Digital Landscapes in Bangalore, India and Guadalajara, Mexico: Nodes in the Informational/Global Economy
        Ivonne Audirac (Florida State University, USA)

1011   A Preliminary Evaluation of the Impacts of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the Urban Transformation of Shanghai
        Jiaping Wu (University of South Australia, Australia)  

Discussant: Weiping Wu (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA) 

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1.4   Global Cities 

Date: July 14
Time: 13:30-15:15
Venue: Room 308
Chair: Eric J. Heikkila (University of Southern California, USA) 

1020   Contesting the Recent Debate on Global City Formation in Asia: Critical Review and Related Issue
        Ruei-Suei Sun (University of California at Los Angeles, USA)

1028   Positioning the City of Kuala Lumpur in the Global City System: The Reliability of Quantitative and Qualititative Indicators.
        Hamzah Jusoh (University Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia)
        Supian Ahmad (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia)

1025   The Response of Urban Planning to Global Economic Change: The Experience of Tokyo.
        Asato Saito (London School of Economics, UK)
        Andy Thornley (London School of Economics, UK)

1017   The Role of Cities and Regions in Globalization: The Example of Three Metropolitan Cities of South Asia
        Mahmudul Hasan (Khulna University, Bangladesh)
        Md Rezual Karim (Khulna University, Bangladesh) 

Discussant: Michael Leaf (University of British Columbia, Canada) 

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1.5   Challenges for Planning in the Era of Globalization 

Date: July 13
Time: 10:15-12:00
Venue: Room 308
Chair: Sam Casella (American Institute of Certified Planners and Florida State University, USA) 

1021   Challenges Facing Planners Today
        Sam Casella (American Institute of Certified Planners and Florida State University, USA)

1022   Dragon Tales: Infrastructure Change ¨C New Urban Land Use Patterns
        Stephanie Geertman (Technical University Eindhoven, Netherlands)

1043   Where Do We Go from Here? World Peace Cities Network: A Planning Paradigm Shift from Modernity to ¡°Uriwebunity, ÓîÀíλ·ÖÐÔ¡±
KWAAK YoungHoon (President, World Citizens Organization, Korea)  

Discussant: Calvin Masilela (West Virginia University, USA)

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1.6   Social Consequences of Globalization 

Date: July 13
Time: 15:45-17:30
Venue: Room 308
Chair: John Minnery (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

1031   Threat of Globalization on the Cultural Heritage and Historic City
         Nuray Özaslan (Anadolu University, Turkey)

1009   Cities as Centres of Authority: From Perspectives of Transformation in Poland
        Jan Wendt (University of Gda¨½sk, Poland)

1010   Processes affecting the development and transformation of town in Central European states at the turn of the 20th century
         Jerzy J. Parysek (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland)

1006   Governance, Management and Production of Urban Space in an Age of Globalization: The Case of Rio de Janerio City
        Glauco Bienenstein (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil) 

Discussant:  John Logan (State University of New York at Albany, USA)

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1.7   Redefining Regions and National Planning 

Date: July 14
Time: 8:00-9:45
Venue: Room 308
Chair: Sophremiano B. Antipolo (University of Southeastern Philippines, Philippines) 

1004   Cross-border Orchid:  Redefining Regional and Planning in Globalization
         Chu-joe Hsai (National Taiwan University, China Taiwan)
         Chaoyin Liu (National Taiwan University, China Taiwan)

1027   Globalization and Extended Metropolitan Regions in China¡¯s Eastern Coastal Region
        Gu Chaolin (Nanjing University Nanjing, China)
        Yu Taofang (Nanjing University Nanjing, China) 

1005   Three Generations of Key Projects For Urban Investments in the Netherlands
         Dick Schuiling (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)   

1014   Urban regions in Saudi Arabia and globalization
         Khalid A. Alohaly (Saudi Abrabia)

Discussant: Chung-Tong Wu (Univ. New South Wales, Australia)

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1.10   Planning: Theory, Strategy and Action in a Global Context   

Roundtable 1034

Date: July 14
Time: 13:30-15:15
Venue: Room 308
Chair: Gill-Chin Lim  (Michigan State University, USA)

Panelist:Weiping Wu (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
             June Thomas (Michigan State University, USA)
             Hong-bin Kang (The Metropolitan City of Seoul, Korea)
             Won-Yong Kwon (Seoul Development Institute, Korea)
             Tae-Il Lee (Chung-Buk Development Institute, Chung-buk, Korea)
        * This session is sponsored by the Global Planning Educators Interest Group of ACSP.

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1.11   A Comparison of Globalization and Sustainability Issues in Beijing, Shanghai and the Pearl River Delta  

Roundtable 1035

Date: July 13
Time: 8:00-9:45
Venue: Room 308
Chair: John W. Dickey (Virginia Tech, USA)

1035   Globalization with Localization ¨C A New Way of Thinking about Shanghai¡¯s Sustainable Development
        Yong Hong Guo (Planner, City of Gainesville, Florida, USA) 

1035   Globalization and Sustainability in the Pearl River Delta
        Wei Huang (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA)

1035   City Spatial Development and Metropolis Growth in Changjiang Delta
        Zhen Fuchun (Tongji University, China)

Discussants: Lu Huo (CITYSCAPES, Virginia Beach, VA, USA)
                    Huang Fu Xiang (Shanghai Urban Planning and Design Institute, China)

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1.12*   The Impact of Globalization and Decentralization on Chinese Cities

Date: July 14
Time: 13:30-15:15
Venue: Room 310
Chair: Tingwei Zhang (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)

1023   Decentralization, Localization and the Emergence of a Multi-Player Decision-Making Structure in Urban Development in China.
        Tingwei Zhang (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)

1019   Globalization and Cultural Resistance in Metropolises:  Hong Kong and Taipei compared
        Reginald Yin-Wang Kwok (University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA)

1033   Beijing: Lost in Translation?
        Eric J. Heikkila (University of Southern California, USA)

1037   A Tale of Two Cities: Hong Kong and Shenzhen ¨C  Planning for Hyperdense Growth and Urban Prototyping in Cities Undergoing Rapid Change
        Laurence Wie Wu LIAUW (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China)

1040   A New View of City Master Planning in Response to Rapid Urbanisation in China: A Case of Experimental Practice in Guangzhou
         Bing Zhang (China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, China) 

Discussant: Reginald Yin-Wang Kwok (University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA)

* This session is sponsored by the Global Planning Educators Interest Group of ACSP.

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1.13 Global Perspective of Regional Development and Housing Policies

Date: 12 July
Time: 13:30-15:15
Venue: Room 308
Chair: Marc Weiss (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USA)

1018     Metropolitan Economic Strategy: How Urban Regions Innovate and Prosper in
the New Global Marketplace
Marc A. Weiss (Woodrow Wilson International Center, USA)

1038     A Global Perspective of Home Ownership and Property Rights
Alven Lam (US Department of Housing and Urban Development, USA)

Discussants: Belinda Yuen (Singapore National University, Singapore)
        Rrachelle Alterman (Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)

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