Major Asian Cities Research Articles

EFFECTS OF NEW AIRPORTS ON HUB-NESS OF CITIES: A CASE OF OSAKA

This paper examines the 'hub-ness' of Asian major cities in terms of international air traffic flows and analyzes the effects of new airports on the hub-ness of cities. After evaluating the international air network structures in Asia for 1982, 1990 and 2000, the degrees of hub-ness for prospective seven major cities in Asia from 1982 to 2000 are clarified by a basic gravity model composed of GDP, population and distance introducing 'city-dummy variables'. The effects of Kansai International Airport (KIX) on the hub-ness of Osaka are also examined by panel data analysis introducing 'new airport-dummy variable'. The results reveal that Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore are strengthening their positions as international air transportation hubs in this region. From the temporal analysis, the hub-ness of Hong Kong and Seoul is remarkably on the rise. On top of these cities, Osaka is having larger and larger hub-ness in virtue of KIX.

Where is the ‘Economic Centre’ of the Asia Pacific Region?

The paper examines if the ‘economic centre’ of Asia is likely to shift over the next 20 years. In this context, it addresses the widely held notion that a deterioration of Southeast Asia's geographic centrality within the Asia Pacific region is likely to occur due to the rise of China. GNP-weighted centrality indices are calculated for major Asian cities, and it is shown that the changing economic map of Asia is unlikely to lead to geographic marginalization of Southeast Asia: even if the economic importance of China increases significantly, this will be more than offset by the corresponding decline of Japan. As a consequence, the total economic weight of Northeast Asia is likely to decrease slightly compared to Southeast Asia and Greater India over the next 20 years, with the economic centre of Asia moving further to the southwest.

The Global Determinants of Direct Office Real Estate Returns

We investigate the determinants of direct office real estate returns by analyzing rents, capital appraisals, and total returns. A recently compiled global database of major cities in Asia, Europe, and the United States provides a unique opportunity to give a macro-view on the effects of economic growth and supply and demand factors on nominal real estate returns. The global database provides quarterly observations from 1986 to 1999. To address the smoothness problem of appraisal-based price data and regulated rents, we employ the Generalized Method of Moments to estimate a dynamic panel-data model. The model allows us to combine the cross-sectional and time-series dimension in our quarterly data. We find that gross domestic product, inflation, unemployment, vacancy rate, and the available stock all have an effect on real estate returns.

Teaching Geography to High School Students with Academic Deficits: Effects of a Computerized Map Tutorial

This research investigated the effectiveness of two treatments designed to teach the locations of 28 major cities in Asia to students identified as learning disabled and remedial enrolled in a ninth-grade world geography class. In one treatment, students were presented the locations of 14 cities by completing a computerized map tutorial. In the other intervention, students were asked to learn the locations of 14 different cities by referencing an atlas and transcribing their findings to a work map. Results indicated that the computerized map tutorial produced significantly higher performance than the atlas condition for students with learning disabilities and remedial pupils. Within treatments, no significant difference was noted in the performance of the two groups. Several practical applications of computerized graphics for students with academic deficits are discussed.

Administrative Absorption of Politics in Hong Kong: Emphasis on the Grass Roots Level

Research Article| May 01 1975 Administrative Absorption of Politics in Hong Kong: Emphasis on the Grass Roots Level Ambrose Yeo-chi King Ambrose Yeo-chi King Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1946) 15 (5): 422–439. https://doi.org/10.2307/2643255 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Ambrose Yeo-chi King; Administrative Absorption of Politics in Hong Kong: Emphasis on the Grass Roots Level. Far Eastern Survey 13 March 1946; 15 (5): 422–439. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/2643255 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAsian Survey Search This content is only available via PDF. Copyright 1975 Regents of the University of California Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.