LEADER 03711nam 22005295 450 001 9910482966503321 005 20240508225232.0 010 $a9789811608476 010 $a9811608474 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-16-0847-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000011891361 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6566993 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6566993 035 $a(OCoLC)1249473008 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-16-0847-6 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011891361 100 $a20210419d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFeng Shui and the City $eThe Private and Public Spaces of Chinese Geomancy /$fby Manuela Madeddu, Xiaoqing Zhang 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Palgrave Pivot,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (166 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave pivot 311 08$a9789811608469 311 08$a9811608466 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChapter 1: Feng Shui and the 'Meaning of Space' -- Chapter 2: The Case Studies and Research Approach -- Chapter 3: Feng Shui in Mainland China - Guangdong Province -- Chapter 4: Feng Shui in the Chinese territories - Hong Kong -- Chapter 5: Conclusions. 330 $a'...A vital contribution to the study of Feng Shui in contemporary urban areas, providing a theoretically and empirically rich rendering of the many lives of an ancient practice as it evolves to serve the needs and interests of a variety of players swept up in enormous political and economic changes...The writing is clear, concise, and economical-a joy to read. The book constitutes an important contribution to the literature on Feng Shui in contemporary societies and it introduces findings that are broadly applicable. It will be widely cited for some time to come.' -Professor Chris Coggins, Bard College at Simon's Rock/Open Society University Network Feng Shui and the City analyses the past and contemporary influences of traditional geomancy on Chinese built environments across three domains: domestic spaces, spaces of commercial development and the public realm. Using Lefebvre's notion of absolute and abstract space-spaces of 'symbolic existence' and 'everyday life' versus spaces of domination and control, it tracks evolving attachment to, and use of, Feng Shui in Guangdong and Hong Kong. The book seeks to understand the changing role of Feng Shui in modern urban development and its regulation, and to question what constitutes authentic Feng Shui today. Manuela Madeddu is Senior Lecturer in Urban Design at the University of Liverpool. She has held previous posts at London South Bank University and the Politecnico di Torino, and practised as an architect and urban designer in Italy and the UK. Her research focuses on cultures of design and regulation. Xiaoqing Zhang is Lecturer in Public Administration at the Zhejiang Sci-Tech University. She graduated from University College London with a PhD in Planning Studies. Her research interests include urban regeneration in relation to welfare regimes, and community governance sitting within a broader understanding of local political resources. 410 0$aPalgrave pivot. 606 $aSociology, Urban 606 $aUrban Sociology 615 0$aSociology, Urban. 615 14$aUrban Sociology. 676 $a133.333 700 $aMadeddu$b Manuela$0847302 702 $aZhang$b Xiaoqing 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910482966503321 996 $aFeng shui and the city$92478636 997 $aUNINA