Routledge Handbook of Urbanization in Southeast Asia, edited by Rita Padawangi (Routledge, Oxford, 2019)
My Chapter: ‘Knowledge, Creativity and the City’
Planning Asian Cities: Risks and Resilience
Edited by Stephen Hamnett and Dean Forbes (Routledge, London, 2011)
Our Chapter: ‘Risks, Reliance and Planning in Asian Cities’
Sustainable Development in China edited by Curtis Andressen, Mubarak A.R., and Wang Xiaoyi (Routledge, London, 2013)
My essay ‘China’s Cities: Reflecting on the Last 25 Years’
Planning Singapore. The Experimental City. Edited by Stephen Hamnett and Belinda Yen (Routledge, London, 2019) . My endorsement on the back cover.
Australian Overseas Aid: Future Directions, Edited by Phillip Eldridge, Dean Forbes and Doug Porter 2020 (Routledge, London & New York. A new print of the book). I was an Editor and contributor.
This year is shaping up as difficult. The ramping down of government support to businesses and many in the community is going to be stressful. China is asserting its increasing international activities and causing many countries to review their strategies and consolidate their links with like-minded countries. Adding to the to the tension is the need to speed up the distribution of COVID vaccinations in Australia and supporting neighbouring countries needing help.
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