New Town Development Research Articles

Conservation of Underground Water with the Ecosystem Approach to the Development of the New Towns in Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi (Botabek) Region

The limited supply of clean water led to some residents in the city, as well as business and trade areas using underground water. Optimization of land used in the development of new towns and expanded impervious land surface, thus reducing infiltration capacity, resulting in an increased volume of runoff. The use of underground water and the reduced infiltration of rainwater resulted in a decrease in the underground water table. To maintain the underground water table and preventing land subsidence resulted from the use of underground water as raw material for clean water. The effort required is how doing underground water conservation. This paper discusses the development of new towns to assess the natural landscape as underground water conservation efforts on the development of the new town. The research method uses a quantitative approach to calculate the potential runoff using a soil conservation service, while to analyze the trend of changes in land cover using temporal spatial analysis, using descriptive analysis. The data used satellite imagery. The study found open green spaces, water bodies, and infrastructure in the form of green corridors can reduce runoff and maintain the underground water table.

베트남 신도시 아파트의 내·외부 계획특성에 관한 연구 - 호치민 푸미흥지구를 중심으로 -

As globalization proceeds, transnational property development is increasing. Vietnam has began to experience a serious housing shortage throughout the urbanization process and they try to solve this housing problem in the city by development of New Town with an excellent technique. Of these, New city, Phu My Hung (PMH) is known as a very successful example. Therefore, this study researched 145 plan of 15 Apartment complexes which were completed after 2008 to analyse the plan characteristic of internal-external of Apartment in PMH New city in Ho Chi Minh City which effected the housing development in Vietnam. We collected the data from Internet and researched the characteristic of complex and an individual unit by visiting 6 Apartment complexes directly on Aug, 2014. In PMH, apartment has pattern of Mixed-use Apartment. There are stores on the 1st ad 2nd floor and consisted of 2 or 3 small complexes. They secure enough Green Space and Community Space and control visitor access for the safety of residents. Inside space organization is mainly consisted of 3LDK+2BATH and Public space and Private space is placed separately. Also, placed the Kitchen independently and it is quiet interesting that the entrance entry into the house directly from the external space.

Editor’s Welcome

As incoming Editor of Public Personnel Management, I would first like to thank Cynthia Nalevanko and the SAGE Publications team for entrusting me to serve as the journal’s second Editor under SAGE’s ownership. Honored by this opportunity, I am fully committed to expanding the journal’s scope and impact within the field of public human resource management, and further strengthening its long-standing commitment to serving as a forum for exchange between the academic and practitioner research communities. Given the significant challenges facing public managers and human resources specialists both in the United States and abroad, the journal is well positioned to promote research that both sheds light on enduring questions affecting the field of public human resource management and informs policymakers and administrators tasked with effectively managing public service employees across the globe. I would also like to extend my sincerest thanks to outgoing Editor Dr. Eddie French and his editorial team. Having taken over editorship of Public Personnel Management in 2013, Dr. French successfully transitioned the journal from the International Public Management Association for Human Resources to SAGE and did an outstanding job of promoting and facilitating the publication of high quality research. Dr. French has also been an invaluable resource during my transition into the role of Editor and will remain a member of the journal’s Editorial Board moving forward. In addition, I would like to acknowledge the outstanding work of the journal’s Editorial Board and ad hoc reviewers over the past 3 years and thank our incoming Board Members for their willingness to further Public Personnel Management’s success. Last, I would like to acknowledge Louisiana State University’s E. J. Ourso College of Business and Public Administration Institute for their support of my Editorship and commitment to providing the necessary support and resources to effectively manage the journal. This March issue of Public Personnel Management begins with the second part of the December issue’s symposium on Humanistic Management and Development of New Cities and Towns in China, guest edited by Dr. Linda Sun. Along with the second part of the symposium, this issue contains two additional articles on public employee performance: the first by Geunpil Ryu which addresses employee well-being under strenuous working conditions and the second by Jun Yi Hsieh which provides a cross-sector exploration of job satisfaction and performance. In keeping with the focus of the journal, each of these articles addresses issues and topics of critical concern and relevancy to the field of public human resource management.

A cost–benefit analysis for the institutionalization of the green certification scheme: the case of the development of the Sinjung district in Seoul, Korea

Recently, Kim and Park [2014. The structure of the green certification scheme for the neighborhood and application to newtown development: The case of Magok, Seoul, Korea. International Journal of Urban Sciences, 18] presented a green certification scheme that is applicable to neighbourhood units and demonstrated that it is an effective means to achieve low-carbon cities in Korea. However, in order for this scheme to be formally institutionalized, it must be shown that public welfare will be positively affected. This is because the implementation of the scheme becomes meaningful only when it improves people's welfare. Hence, this paper conducted a cost–benefit analysis for the institutionalization of the green certification scheme through the following four steps: First, the effects of the costs and benefits caused by the scheme were itemized. Second, valuation methods for the itemized effects were presented. Third, those effects were specifically measured while focusing on the development of the Sinjung district, which is a typical case for neighbourhood development in Seoul, Korea. Finally, in the fourth step, the scheme was evaluated based on the total costs and benefits.

Impact of Urban Sprawl with New-town Development on Decline of Inner City: Implications for Regional Urban Regeneration Policies

Korea has experienced rapid urbanization similar to urban sprawl that has caused urban problems such as traffic jam, degradation of green space, and the decline of inner cities. Also, new-town developments in suburban areas have promoted the decline of inner cities. Recently enacted urban regeneration policies targeting these problems do not consider regional-level causes of urban decline, such as urban sprawl. The purpose of this study is to measure the impacts of urban sprawl on the decline of inner city taking into account new-town developments in suburban areas. Two multiple regression models are employed with changes in population and establishments of inner cities as dependent variables. The urban sprawl index, new-town development, their interaction term, and other control variables are used as independent variables. The results show that urban sprawl accompanied by new-town development rather than typical urban sprawl negatively affects inner cities by decreasing their population and establishments.

Rehabilitation of abandoned non-hazardous tailings ponds

Sand quarrying left behind more than 400 tailings ponds in Bedok, Tampines and Pasir Ris in Singapore. A large quantity of non-hazardous tailings consisting mostly of clays from the quarrying activities over decades was present in these abandoned ponds. Because of the high proportion of montmorillonite, the clay in the tailings ponds remained in suspension for years and did not settle. A large area of land meant for housing development was sterilised as a result. Before any development could take place, the sterilised land had to be rehabilitated and the tailings had to be disposed of. Studies were carried out to understand the characteristics of the tailings ponds and their contents. Various alternatives were investigated for the rehabilitation with the purpose to arrive at an environmentally acceptable and the most economical solution to this huge problem. The development of Tampines new town was substantially completed in the 1990s, housing half a million people. To date, after 30 years, there are no reported foundation and settlement problems related to the rehabilitation works. There is also no adverse environmental impact reported for disposing of the tailings. Valuable lessons and experience has been gathered in the process of a successful rehabilitation and are presented herein.

New Towns and transportation

One of the strategies for solving the problems of population growth is building New Towns. These New Towns should firstly discharge the cities with large agglomerations. A secondary goal is the restructuring and decentralization of the population in the metropolitan areas. Based on this, New Towns will be planned and built in Iran. The Iranian leading partners are the Building and Housing Research Center (BHRC) and the New Towns Development Corporation (NTDC). The main objective of the Young Cities project is to find out whether the development of New Towns is a reasonable strategy to slow down the population growth in urban agglomerations.

LID 기법 적용에 따른 물순환 효과분석

지금까지 우리나라는 빗물을 빨리 그리고 많이 집수하여 배수하는 중앙 집중식 빗물관리 방식을 취하면서 도시 환경에 많은 악영향을 미쳐왔다. 이제는 개발 이전의 자연 상태에 최대한 근접하는 빗물 침투와 증발산이 이루어지도록 발생원에서 분산형으로 빗물을 관리하도록 개발할 필요가 있다. 이는 개발로 인한 영향을 최소화하는 저영향개발(LID; Low Impact Development)기법이기도 하다. 이러한 자연 순응형 빗물관리에 따라 개발로 인한 유출량 저감, 열섬 현상 저감 등 기후변화에 대응하는 새로운 도시 조성을 기대해 볼 수 있다. 이에 따라 신도시 개발 지구 등에서 LID 시설의 적용 계획에 따른 물순환 영향 연구 사례가 보고되고 있다. 다만, 단지나 신도시와 같이 대규모 개발 부지에서 LID 시설과 기법을 개발 초기부터 계획, 설계하여 적용한 사례가 거의 없다. 또한, 대규모 개발 사업의 LID 적용 계획에 따른 물순환 복원 효과 예측과 실제 적용 후 물순환 복원 효과를 연구한 사례도 많지 않다. 본 연구에서는 대규모 개발 부지에 계획한 아산 탕정 LID 물순환 시범도시의 물순환 개선 효과를 분석하였다. 이를 통하여 향후 개발에 따른 도시 물순환 회복을 위한 도시 물관리 계획 패러다임의 변화 여부를 검토하고자 한다. 도시 물순환 개선효과 모의는 최근 EPA(United States Environmental Protection Agency, 미국환경보호국)에서 LID 시설을 모의할 수 있도록 개선 개발한 SWMM5 모형을 이용하였다. At present, the development in rainwater management approach is still insufficient due to the numerous adverse effects of urbanization. Storm water management is being developed to restore the natural state of water cycle undergoing several processes which were hindered such as infiltration and evapotranspiration. Low Impact Development (LID) was established in order to reduce the negative effects of urbanization to our environment. These developments can be used to respond to the effects of climate change such as heat island phenomenon. The effects of the development of new town in the district plan with application of LID facilities were studied and reported. Typically, LID facilities were applied in small scale development and were rarely used in large-scale development. Most of studies, however, did not assessment the effects of large-scale development projects with LID application to the natural water cycle. This study was conducted to simulate the urban hydrologic cycle simulation on Asan-Tangjeong in Korea. This study may be used in urban hydrologic cycle simulation and establishment of an urban water management plan in the future. Lastly, this study generated a model using the recently updated SWMM5 which determined the hydrologic cycle simulation after installation of LID facilities.

말레이시아 신도시 주거단지 계획에 영향을 미치는 법률적 요소

The post-war period has witnessed the emergence of new towns in a number of countries in Southeast Asia. New town development started in Malaysia with Petaling Jaya as a satellite town in 1953 to accommodate the rapid growing population of Kuala Lumpur. New towns have been designed in accordance with the British town planning principles, based on the modern ideal city. Nonetheless, they have constituted a regional character as they have incorporated local factors such as local technologies as well as site and climatic conditions. In the shaping of the new towns in modern cities, regulatory aspects have played important roles. The regulations decide the basic framework for planning of new town, block plan and unit plan. The ultimate goal of this study is to understand the identity of the new town planning of Malaysia. As a first step, we reviewed the local regulations, standards, and design guidelines which are applicable to the new town planning from the national land use to local plans. As a result, we categorized the guidelines into four areas: urban space, site plan, street system, block plan and unit plan. We expect this study to provide the framework of the Malaysia’s new town planning from the perspective of the local regulations.

Research on newly urbanized towns and districts in China

Since the last decade the central government endeavors to promote large scale of urbanization in China. Lots of new urban towns and districts are taking shape. Outline of the 12th Five-year Plan released by the central government points out that the new towns and districts are to be regulated. But few researches are considering the new towns and districts especially in the spatial distributive pattern and status in China. Given this situation this paper, after sorting out the world-wide research and development of new urban towns and districts, gives definitions of broad and narrow meanings. Based on the broad meaning definition, the database of new towns and districts in China is established. This paper then conducts a preliminary analysis of the new towns and districts. Then the two-step work plan and the advices are also proposed to further improve the research and practice of its kind in China.

신도시 개발 후 도시하천의 장래수질 평가

Abstract : Water pollution problems of urban rivers due to the urbanization and industrialization have been the subject of public attention. In particular, considering the fact that the characteristics of water cycle of each basin change dramatically through the development of new towns, a large number of concerns about future water quality have been raised. However, reasonable measures to predict future water quality quantitatively have not been presented by this moment. In this study, by the linkage of annual unit load generation based on long-term monitoring results of the ministry of environment (MOE) to a semi-distributed rainfall runoff model, SWMM (Storm Water Management Model), we proposed a new methodology to estimate future water quality macroscopically and testified it to verify its applicability for the estimation of future water quality of a small watershed at G new town. As a result of the estimation using Y-EMC (Yearly based Event Mean Concentration), future water quality were simulated as BOD 18.7, T-N 16.1 and T-P 0.85 mg/L respectively which could not achieve the grade III of domestic river life guidance and these criteria could be satisfied by the reduction of domestic wastewater discharge load by over 80%. The results of this study are shown to be utilized for one of basic tools to estimate and manage water quality of urban rivers in the course of new town developments.

A Quality-Oriented Urban Development Pattern? Two Case Studies in Shanghai

ABSTRACT This article concentrates on the transformation of development patterns due to economic transitions in Shanghai through two case studies looking at different spatial levels. In the transformation process, the improvement of spatial quality in the existing urban space will play the central role in achieving a balance in the future among the relevant economic, social and environmental aspects. Relatedly, economic growth is no longer seen as the only important goal. Social and environmental issues have gained more and more attention, and are increasingly seen as the basic foundation for sustainable development. Given that such significant changes have occurred within a very short period of time, the author will discuss different critical factors and related symptoms as embodied in urban planning practice. Two case studies regarding the transformation in goal setting and the implementation process will be introduced, with a focus on the issues of accessibility and quality of life. One case relates to the development plan for Hongqiao Business Park, which is one of three focus development areas for Shanghai and is located near the comprehensive Hongqiao Transport Hub. The other case considers an area located to the south of the area of interest in the first case; both areas are well connected with each other. A new development strategy for the development of new towns in knowledge economy clusters has been advanced in the outskirts of Shanghai's city center, and has also influenced such efforts on the regional level, i.e., where the Huangpu River flows through the planning area and connects to other parts of the broader Shanghai region.

Key Issues in Integrating New Town Development into Urban Transportation Planning

It has long been observed that the development of many new towns or satellite cities has been accomplished. However, such development does not consider significant transportation system planning efforts which have been integrated with the surrounding or adjacent metropolitan areas’ transportation network. As a result, it has mostly lead to a future of traffic congestion and uncoordinated urban sprawl in the new towns development. Since the late 1990s, some cities in European countries have pursued a policy of integrated town and traffic planning. Past lessons and experiences have proven the integration of new town development and transportation to be a key step for creating a livable community and a city with quality of life within a sustainable community. Such integration aims at reducing car traffic while maintaining a good level of accessibility related to compact and mixed urban developments with building satellite new towns. Integration of new town development and transportation planning has drawn more and more interest from public and governmental authorities. This paper discusses major principles applicable to both integrated transportation planning related to accessibility of existing central urban areas and the new town transportation systems. Finally, a case of integrated urban planning and transportation system that has been conducted in Copenhagen and the “new town” Ørestad, Denmark, is briefly introduced as a successful example.

공간구문론을 이용한 농어촌 뉴타운 시범사업 지구내의 주택 평면 공간 분석

The remarkable growth of city population and rate of urbanization are increasing every year rapidly in Korea. On the other hand young people are decreasing and old people are increasing in rural areas. So in 2009, the five Rural New-Town Development Areas were selected by the Ministry for Food, Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries. To provide data necessary for housing types and floor planning and development suitable for rural new-town development to be implemented constantly in rural areas all over the country later, this study used a space syntax program to analyze housing types and space structures within houses in five new-town development areas. After analyzing 33 floor plans for the five areas, there were few houses with separation of communal (integration space) and personal living spaces (segregation space). In particular, 82% had personal living spaces requiring protection of privacy, such as bedrooms and the toilet, classified into communal living spaces. Residential houses for rural new-town development targeting the young population valuing personal life and privacy, which failed to reflect city people's life properly, were expected to decrease residential satisfaction after occupancy.

복합경계 신도시의 협력적 관리 방안에 관한 연구: 위례신도시를 사례로

최근 도청 이전 신도시, 위례신도시 등 두 개 이상 지자체를 포함하는 신도시(복합경계신도시) 개발이 증가하고 있다. 그러나 현행 도시개발제도는 단일 지자체 신도시를 대상으로 하고 있어, 복합경계 신도시의 개발과 관리를 위한 제도 개선이 필요하다. 다층적 거버넌스(Multi-level governance) 개념은 광역지자체와 기초지자체가 포함된 위례신도시에서 갈등이슈를 파악하고, 개발사업자와 주민까지 참여하는 협력 대안을 모색하는데 유리한 개념틀을 제공한다. 본 연구의 목적은 위례신도시를 사례로 다층적 거버넌스(Multi-level governance)의 개념틀을 활용하여 복합경계신도시의 개발과 관리 운영 과정에서 발생하는 갈등이슈를 파악하고, 협력적 관리방안을 제시하는 것이다. 이를 위해 관련자 및 전문가 인터뷰, 문헌연구, 전문가 포럼 등을 진행하였으며, 도시개발 관련 선행연구와 경제자유구역 등 유사사례로부터 시사점을 도출하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 위례신도시 개발 관리의 주요 부문을 학교 학군, 행정서비스, 공급처리시설, 도시기반시설로 구분하고, 각 부문별 갈등이슈를 분석하여 갈등구조를 파악하였다. 둘째, 위례신도시는 복합경계 신도시로서 행정구역 별 분리 관리와 통합 관리간의 대립, 광역적 관리 대 국지적 관리가 갈등의 기본축을 형성하고 있음을 확인하였다. 셋째, 위례신도시의 협력적 관리를 위해서는 최소한 지자체 행정협의회, 지자체조합, 전문관리기구의 세 가지 차원에서 Multi-level governance를 구성하여야 한다는 점을 향후 관리방안으로 제시하였다. Recently new town development projects are increasing including more than one local government such as provincial government new town and Wirye new town. Institution improvement for the development and management of complex boundary new town is necessary because present urban development institution is based on the new town of single local government. The concept of multi-level governance provide good conceptual frame in recognizing conflict issues and searching for a collaborative solution in Wirye new town. The purpose of this study is recognizing the conflict issues in the process of development and management and providing the collaborative management method using the conceptual frame of multi-level governance in Wirye new town. For this, we did interviews for the related persons and experts, reference research and professional forum. We drew some implications from the references about urban development and similar cases such as free economic zones. The main results of this study is as in the following. First, we categorised the main conflicts in the development and management in Wirye into 4 sectors, such school, administrative service, utility facilities and urban infrastructures. Then, we analysed the conflict issues of each categories and composed a conflict-structure of Wirye new town. Second, the structure of conflict in Wirye new town is composed of the confrontations between separated management and integrated management and between wide area management and local management. Third, for the cooperative management of Wiyre, we should construct multi-level governance in three dimensions of administrative council, local government association, and special management organization.

Assessing the landscape and ecological quality of urban green spaces in a compact city

The interrelated nature of landscape metrics calls for their joint application in analyzing complicated landscape patterns and associated ecological processes. Using geographic information system, remote-sensing and factor-analysis techniques, the landscape patterns of urban green spaces (UGS) in the compact city of Hong Kong were analyzed for their landscape-ecological quality in different land uses and districts. Using the Fragstat software, some key indices were selected to characterize the landscape mosaic with reference to patch size, patch shape, proximity relationship and edge configuration. Some old districts have smaller and more heterogeneous UGS than newer ones due to relatively low-quality landscape attributes. The landscape patterns of UGS have not improved with old-town renewal and new-town developments. In land uses with less human disturbance, UGS tend to be larger, and more homogeneous to enhance ecosystem services, and are closer to each other with more green cover to enhance connectivity and facilitate movements of organisms and people between proximal patches. Furthermore, vegetation-dominated land uses often have more complicated and hence longer UGS edges than other land uses to augment interfacial benefits. Of the 11 land uses, Government, institution and community and open space have more complicated UGS edges than more human-dominated types. The findings could inform the landscape-pattern design of UGS in compact cities to optimize their ecological qualities and benefits to both nature and residents, and to reinforce urban nature conservation.

프랑스 신도시개발 및 관리에서 꼬뮌협력체에 관한 연구

프랑스는 신도시개발과 관리를 위해 꼬뮌간 상호협력성에 기반한 다양한 형태의 꼬뮌협력체를 운영하고 있다. 꼬뮌간 상호협력의 목적은 대규모 재원이 필요한 공공서비스(상 하수도, 쓰레기 처리 등)를 통합 운영함으로써 더 체계적이고 질 높은 서비스를 제공하기 위함이다. 다수 이해당사자간의 협력을 바탕으로 1차 목표인 도시개발을 달성한 이후에도 지역차원의 협력적 운영-발전으로까지 이어졌다. 이 연구에서는 프랑스의 협력적 도시개발과 관리를 위한 꼬뮌협력체의 설립과 변화과정을 고찰하고 그 특징과 의의를 도출하였으며, 신도시개발법인(EPA), 신도시조합(SAN) 그리고 도시화 공동체(CA)를 중심으로 고찰하였다. 먼저, EPA 설립과 도시개발 과정에서 다양한 이해당사자가 공동의 목표를 실천해 나갈 수 있는 의사결정구조는 도시개발 목표를 다수 지자체가 공유한다는 점에서 의미가 있다. 둘째, 신도시조합(SAN) 방식은 기존 꼬뮌공동체 운영시 보장되지 못하였던 꼬뮌의 자율성을 확보하면서 더 유연하게 협력과 연대를 유지할 수 있게 되었다. 이는 협력체가 이해당사자간 협력의 범위를 자율적으로 선택할 수 있도록 함으로써 유연성을 높였다는 의미가 있다. 셋째, 도시 개발 이후 효율적 관리를 위해 기존의 신도시조합에서 도시화공동체(CA)로 협력의 형식과 내용이 변화하고 있다. 이는 상호협력이 개발에 기반한 특수목적의 행정법인에서 출발하여 도시가 성숙단계로 진입함에 따라 신도시와 주변지역을 포함한 지역계획과 관리로 전환함을 의미한다. 이를 통해 꼬뮌협력체는 해당 꼬뮌의 지속가능성을 실천하는 협력적 주체로 진화하고, 개발 효과를 지역에 정착시키고 안정적 행정운영까지 할 수 있게 된다. 프랑스 꼬뮌협력체가 한국 신도시개발에 주는 시사점은 첫 번째는 다수 지자체간 협력적 계획체계와 운영을 통해 개발의 효과가 개발예정지구에 한정되는 것이 아닌 개발지구를 포함한 모도시 지역까지 공통의 목표 설정과 확산이 가능하다는 점이다. 두 번째는 이러한 확산효과를 촉진하고 효율적 도시관리를 위해서는 기존 지방자치법 등에서 규정하고 있는 행정협의회, 조합등의 조직을 공간계획 단계에서부터 참여시킬 수 있는 거버넌스 체계 구축과 도시관리의 범위와 내용이 단순히 물리적 계획 뿐만 아니라 지역간 연대와 공동체성 회복을 위한 다양한 프로그램과 연계할 수 있는 방안 모색이 필요하다. In France, there are many forms of organizations based on the intercommunal solidarity for city development and management. The purpose of the collaboration among Communes is to achieve high quality and well-equipped service-delivery system through co-operation of public services needed grand finances : water supply and sewage system and waste disposal system etc. The cooperation among French Communes and its effects, even though these were owing to the existing French local administration system, continued throughout regional co-management and social co-development process. This study suggested some characteristics and implications of the collaborative-style French new-town development and management organizations focused on the EPA, SAN and CA. First, the role of developmental corporation like EPA and its collaborative structure of decision-making are meaningful, because in these ways many related Communes could share a goal of new town development. Second, the way of new town corporation (SAN) is important in the sense of enabling the Communes to collaborate with each others while maintaining autonomy, so those are not simply state-directed objects, which was very difficult in the former French local administration system. Finally, transforming to CA (Communautes d'agglomeration:city community), EPA as an intercommunal corporation is possible to extend its purpose to the domain of regional planning including new town and periphery areas and change its position to a subject which can practice Commune's sustainable development according to stages of city's development and maturity. The most important implication of this study on urban development in Korea is that administrative consultative council or association among local governments and related authorities need to be established and effectively operate because multi-stakeholders could share a goal of urban development and management through that.

Botswana's mining path to urbanisation and poverty alleviation

Relative to the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, Botswana has recorded exceptionally high rates and levels of urbanisation. At national independence in the 1960s, Botswana was overwhelmingly a rural country. Now, over half of the population currently lives in urban settlements. The discovery and exploitation of the country's rich mineral resources since independence in 1966 have made a significant contribution to the development of new towns, such as Orapa, Jwaneng and Selebi Phikwe. This contribution documents the nature of diamond and copper-nickel mining activities in Botswana and their influence on the urban settlement pattern. Botswana's mining towns are run on welfare capitalist lines by foreign companies, primarily DeBeers, in which the Botswana government has a minority share. The populations of the towns and surrounding areas have grown well beyond their planned levels. The government has been acutely conscious of the limited life of the mines and of the need to make provision for employment after the end of mining. The Selebi Phikwe nickel mine was expected to cease production in 2010 and efforts have been made to create non-mining employment with some success. The dilemmas posed by depleting mineral supplies and the government's attempts to find economic employment alternatives to sustain existing urban settlements are discussed. Given Botswana's reputation for investing mining wealth in infrastructural development and public welfare for current and future generations, this analysis assesses the challenges large-scale mining poses for achievement of sustainable development, social justice and poverty alleviation.

The Effects of Seoul's New-Town Development on Suburbanization and Mobility: A Counterfactual Approach

The author explores the effects of Seoul's new-town development on suburbanization and mobility by evaluating a counterfactual situation involving variable urban spatial structures and citizen mobility in situations with and without the presence of new towns. Two different scenarios are tested: a scenario with new towns (baseline); and one with no new towns (no-new-town scenario). Both scenarios are tested by constructing two types of random-utility-based location-choice models which focus on employment and shopping locations. Findings reveal substantial suburbanization driven by the development of the new suburban towns, as well as both positive and negative consequences of new-town development. Seoul's new town development has positively contributed to decreases in travel time due to the relief of congestion in the central city. This congestion relief results in major transportation cost savings of US$0.6 billion per year. The positive effects of new-town development, however, are off set by the negative consequences of suburbanization of the new towns. Negative consequences of suburbanization include longer times of travel for commuting and shopping trips, and increased emission levels.

Foreign University Involvement in Sustainable New Town Planning in Provincial China

ABSTRACT Recent concern with sustainable urban development has focused on the widespread development of new towns and the expansion of cities throughout China. In recent decades, an increasing number of planning and design professionals in the United States and Europe have undertaken consulting work in China. This study examines the first instance of a Chinese city funding an American academic planning unit to create a conceptual plan for a new town. The School of Planning from the University of Cincinnati was commissioned to prepare the conceptual plan for the Anyang Eastern New Town. Prior to the drafting of the plan, faculty and students visited the site on a reconnaissance and data gathering mission, undertook research and studio work, organized presentations, and navigated the labyrinthine bureaucracy at the local, provincial, and national levels. These experiences differ considerably from those encountered in places such as Shanghai and the southern coastal plain region. This article identifies a number of issues that play a key role in the success of projects involving American or European Universities in conjunction with the Chinese government, particularly provincial authorities. This paper provides a valuable reference for any organization involved in such undertakings.