Research

The research component has examined several aspects of new towns:

East Asia’s unprecedented pace of urbanization has led to the development of the largest number of new towns since Great Britain’s post‐war new towns development program.  China, India, Korea, Vietnam and other countries in East Asia all have major government-led programs to develop new towns. However, new towns are not just an East Asian phenomenon but can be found around the world.

This research project looks broadly at international experience in new town development, operations, management, and the perceptions and quality‐of‐life of residents.

A database of new towns with populations over 30,000 from the twentieth century is available. Researchers looking for a list of sources can contact  [email protected].