Aspects of urbanization in China: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou

China's rise as a global power is one of the major economic and political developments of the past fifty years. One seemingly inevitable outcome of industrialization is urbanization, and this definitive study surveys the key aspects of China's massive wave of urbanization with an emphasis...

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Weitere Verfasser: Bracken, Gregory 1968- (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press c2012
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Zusammenfassung:China's rise as a global power is one of the major economic and political developments of the past fifty years. One seemingly inevitable outcome of industrialization is urbanization, and this definitive study surveys the key aspects of China's massive wave of urbanization with an emphasis on the changes to the quality of life of urban dewellers. With contributions from authors in a variety of fields, Aspects of Urbanization in China creates a resonant and rich portrait of China's global ambitions, as well as their culture, architecture, and economy. While the volume deals with disparate aspects of urbanization, the articles included are unified by a deep concern for Chinese citizens
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Aspects of urbanization in China - Gregory Bracken -- - t Towards an understanding of architectural iconicity in global perspective - Leslie Sklair -- - Shanghai and the 2010 Expo - Jacob Dreyer -- - Guangzhou's special path to global city status - Xiangmin Guo and Changtao Liu -- - Repairing the rural-urban continuum - Ana M. Moya Pellitero -- - Revisiting Hong Kong - Tsung-yi Michelle Huang -- - Sensual, but no clue of politics - Lena Scheen -- - Urbanization and housing - Non Arkaraprasertkul -- - It makes a village - Jonathan D. Solomon
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (208 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048513062
DOI:10.1017/9789048513062

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