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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141280403321

Autore

Bracken Gregory

Titolo

Aspects of urbanization in China : Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou / / edited by Gregory Bracken [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam University Press, 2012

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , c2012

ISBN

1-283-69823-4

90-485-1306-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

IIAS publications series. Edited volumes ; ; 6

Classificazione

ZH 4962

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Urbanization - China - Shanghai

Urbanization - China - Guangzhou

Urbanization - China - Hong Kong

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.