Urban risk and wellbeing in Asian mega cities : urban lower and middle classes in Bangkok, Shanghai, and Tokyo / edited by Tamaki Endo and Momoyo Shibuya.

1.Urban Risk and Well-Being in Asian Megacities, Tamaki Endo and Momoyo Shibuya 2. Megacities matter: Socioeconomic dynamics and subjective well-being in three megacities, Tamaki Endo and Momoyo Shibuya 3. Asian Megacity Survey on Well-Being, Momoyo Shibuya 4. Understanding urban well-being from a historical perspective, Asuka Imaizumi 5. Perceived and Experienced Urban Risks and Life Difficulties: Past, Present, and Future, Tamaki Endo 6. The Networks of Received and Anticipated Supports as a Risk Response to Urban Life in Asia, Momoyo Shibuya 7. Life Satisfaction and Social Security in Three Megacities, Masato Miyazaki 8. Towards better urban well-being in Asian megacities, Momoyo Shibuya and Tamaki Endo

"Rapid urbanisation presents challenges such as inequality, informalisation and diversified, social needs for emerging cities. Informal and formal institutions and their impact on urban development and wellbeing vary across social classes and cities. Endo, Shibuya, and their contributors provide a systematic and multifaceted overview of urban wellbeing. It explores the characteristics and complexities of urban wellbeing of lower and middle classes in Asian megacities. The book explains that social setting and socioeconomic condition of individuals and households play critical role in urban wellbeing. It offers insights on the vulnerabilities and resilience of urban populations and the intertwined dynamics of social networks and what they mean for individual wellbeing. A useful reference for students, researchers and academics in urban studies, Asian studies or development studies"-- Provided by publisher.