As metropolitan regions continue to fuse into giant megalopolises, nations are confronted
with new challenges for governing large metropolitan regions. This monograph addresses …

Spatial boundaries have become an indispensable part of regimes and tools for regulating
fisheries, with examples including marine protected areas, regional fisheries management …

Foreign investment in residential real estate–especially by new middle-class and super-rich
investors–is re-emerging as a key political issue in academic, policy and public debates. On …

Against the backdrop of city-regionalization of Chinese urban jurisdictions, both the
integration of urban-rural land-use and the conservation of arable land resources are under …

With stringent immigration controls implemented by governments around the world, the year
2020 has seen global aviation and tourism industries grind to a complete halt. However …

This study examines whether the medium-term impact of rail transit on development near the
transit stations differs if it is built in areas which are largely undeveloped (greenfield sites) as …

The development of transportation networks has constantly increased the cross-boundary
flow of people, logistics, and capital. However, when the cross-boundary flows span two …

The integration of cross-border regions involves at least three dimensions, ie, economic
integration, institutional integration and social integration. The relationship and the gaps …

The new generation of border studies in the past two decades has focused on the analysis
of cross-border integration and the functionality of cross-border regions. Cross-border …

The importance of personal connections and relationships, or guanxi when doing business
with the Chinese is widely acknowledged amongst Western academics and business …