Author Description

Ling (policy studies, Nanyang Technological U., Singapore) explores the political, economic, and social forces that shape policies and processes through which space in cities has been allocated. She focuses on the urban planning frameworks that public policy has created and shaped, and the urban spaces that have resulted, such as public housing, public spaces, retailing spaces, and public parks. Eastern Universities Press in an imprint of Times Media Private Ltd., distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)