This book explores the discourse on urban and regional inequality within the framework of neoliberalism.
Arindam Biswas is an Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India.
Tetsuo Kidokoro is a Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan.
Fumihiko Seta is currently an associate professor at the Department of Urban Engineering (DUE), School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Japan.
1.Introduction Part I: Urbanization and inequality in the neoliberal era 2. Expressions of neoliberalism on urbanization pattern in developing countries 3. Polarization to mega-city regions and the urban divide: A comparative study between Tokyo and Mumbai 4. Regional disparities and five-year national development plans in emerging Asian economies: Acceptance of centralization of industrial locations to existing agglomerations Part II: Data visualization and modeling urban and regional inequality 5. Capturing regional inequality due to the agglomeration of knowledge and innovation industry 6. Mapping migration as the metaphor of urban and regional inequality 7. Understanding inequality through spatial analytics 8. Conclusion