| Description |
1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Authors/Contributors -- Preface and Acknowledgement -- 1 Urban Risk and Well-Being in Asian Megacities -- Introduction -- 1.1 The Dynamics of Asian Megacities in the Era of Globalisation and Uncertainty -- 1.2 Urban Risk Matters -- 1.3 Survival Strategies and Social Networks -- 1.4 Outline of the Chapters and Data Set for Analysis -- 2 Megacities Matter: Socioeconomic Dynamics and Subjective Well-Being in Three Megacities -- Introduction |
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2.1 Megacities and Regions as Centres of Economic Development -- 2.2 Socioeconomic Condition of the Urban Lower and Middle Classes in Bangkok, Shanghai, and Tokyo -- 2.3 Personal Networks and Quality of Life -- Conclusion -- 3 Asian Megacity Survey on Well-Being -- Introduction -- 3.1 Survey Details -- 3.2 Survey Results -- 3.3 Summary: Tales of Three Cities, Two Classes -- 4 Understanding Urban Well-Being from a Historical Perspective -- Introduction -- 4.1 Historical Perspective for Interpreting Urban Dwellers' Well-Being -- 4.2 Historical Changes in Life Satisfaction |
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4.3 Well-Being in the Transforming Urban Society -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- 5 Perceived and Experienced Urban Risks and Life Difficulties: Past, Present, and Future -- Introduction -- 5.1 Perceived Urban Risks and Life Difficulties of the Lower and Middle-Class Residents in Three Cities -- 5.2 What Actually Matters in Urban Life?: Economic and Social Risks and Urban Well-Being -- 5.3 Risk Perception and Life Satisfaction -- Conclusion -- 6 The Networks of Received and Anticipated Supports as a Risk Response to Urban Life in Asia -- Introduction |
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6.1 Personal Support Networks: Anticipated and Received -- 6.2 Personal Networks and Context: Cultural and Social Capitals -- 6.3 Influence on Life Satisfaction -- Conclusion -- 7 Life Satisfaction and Social Security in Three Megacities -- Introduction -- 7.1 Reviewing the Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Social Security Systems -- 7.2 Empirical Analysis of Life Satisfaction Indicators -- 7.3 Analysis by Income Group -- 7.4 Considering the Social Security System -- Conclusion -- 8 Towards Better Urban Well-Being in Asian Megacities -- Introduction |
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8.1 Individual Well-Being in the Era of Uncertainty -- 8.2 Formal and Informal Institutions in Surviving Urban Lives -- 8.3 Concluding Remarks: Towards Better Urban Well-Being in Asian Megacities -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shibuya, Momoyo
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| ISBN |
9781000854961 |
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1000854965 |
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