Foreword alessandro melis
Part I: Introduction
1. Rapid urbanization and greenwashing in Asia
Part II: The problematic metabolism of megaprojects
2. The rise of megaprojects in Asia
3. The sustainable development rhetoric in Asia
4. From resource consumption to urban metabolism
Part III: Predatory megaprojects and conclusions
5. Two cases in Doha: The pearl and education city
6. The straits megacity region
7. Mumbai and Bhendi Bazaar urban renewal proposal
8. Conclusion to predatory urbanism references
Index.