Shanghai rising [[electronic resource] ] : state power and local transformations in a global megacity / / Xiangming Chen, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.760951132 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ChenXiangming |
Collana | Globalization and community |
Soggetto topico |
City and town life - China - Shanghai
City planning - China - Shanghai Social change - China - Shanghai Economic development - China - Shanghai Globalization - Political aspects - China - Shanghai Globalization - Social aspects - China - Shanghai Cities and towns - Growth |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8166-6796-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : a globalizing city on the rise : Shanghai's transformation in comparative perspective / Xiangming Chen -- The global city perspective ; theoretical implications for Shanghai / Saskia Sassen -- High-tech activity and urban economic development in the United States : where should the bar be set for Shanghai? / Ann R. Markusen and Pingkang Yu -- Aviation infrastructure, competitiveness, and aerotropolis development in the global economy : making Shanghai China's true gateway city / John D. Kasarda -- Competitive urban economic policies in global cities : Shanghai through the lens of Singapore / K.C. Ho -- Becoming a Chinese global city : Hong Kong (and Shanghai) beyond the global-local duality / Tai-lok Lui and Stephen W.K. Chiu -- Globalization, the changing state, and local governance in Shanghai / Fulong Wu -- Leaps and lags in the global information age : Shanghai's telecom and informational development in comparative perspective / Zhenhua Zhou and Xiangming Chen -- Striving to be a global city from below : the restructuring of Shanghai's urban districts / Tingwei Zhang -- Downward pressure and upward bubbling : global influence and community (re)building in Shanghai / Hanlong Lu, Yuan Ren, and Xiangming Chen -- Fast foods and brand clothes in Shanghai : how and why do locals consume globally? / Jiaming Sun and Xiangming Chen -- Conclusion : Shanghai as a new global(izing) city : lessons for and from Shanghai / Xiangming Chen and Anthony M. Orum. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456633003321 |
Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shanghai rising [[electronic resource] ] : state power and local transformations in a global megacity / / Xiangming Chen, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.760951132 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ChenXiangming |
Collana | Globalization and community |
Soggetto topico |
City and town life - China - Shanghai
City planning - China - Shanghai Social change - China - Shanghai Economic development - China - Shanghai Globalization - Political aspects - China - Shanghai Globalization - Social aspects - China - Shanghai Cities and towns - Growth |
ISBN | 0-8166-6796-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : a globalizing city on the rise : Shanghai's transformation in comparative perspective / Xiangming Chen -- The global city perspective ; theoretical implications for Shanghai / Saskia Sassen -- High-tech activity and urban economic development in the United States : where should the bar be set for Shanghai? / Ann R. Markusen and Pingkang Yu -- Aviation infrastructure, competitiveness, and aerotropolis development in the global economy : making Shanghai China's true gateway city / John D. Kasarda -- Competitive urban economic policies in global cities : Shanghai through the lens of Singapore / K.C. Ho -- Becoming a Chinese global city : Hong Kong (and Shanghai) beyond the global-local duality / Tai-lok Lui and Stephen W.K. Chiu -- Globalization, the changing state, and local governance in Shanghai / Fulong Wu -- Leaps and lags in the global information age : Shanghai's telecom and informational development in comparative perspective / Zhenhua Zhou and Xiangming Chen -- Striving to be a global city from below : the restructuring of Shanghai's urban districts / Tingwei Zhang -- Downward pressure and upward bubbling : global influence and community (re)building in Shanghai / Hanlong Lu, Yuan Ren, and Xiangming Chen -- Fast foods and brand clothes in Shanghai : how and why do locals consume globally? / Jiaming Sun and Xiangming Chen -- Conclusion : Shanghai as a new global(izing) city : lessons for and from Shanghai / Xiangming Chen and Anthony M. Orum. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781190003321 |
Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Walking between slums and skyscrapers [[electronic resource] ] : illusions of open space in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Shanghai / / Tsung-Yi Michelle Huang |
Autore | Huang Tsung-yi Michelle |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
Disciplina |
307.1216095
307.76095 |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - China - Hong Kong
City planning - Japan - Tokyo City planning - China - Shanghai Open spaces - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong Open spaces - Social aspects - Japan - Tokyo Open spaces - Social aspects - China - Shanghai Slums - China - Hong Kong Slums - Japan - Tokyo Slums - China - Shanghai Skyscrapers - China - Hong Kong Skyscrapers - Japan - Tokyo Skyscrapers - China - Shanghai Globalization - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong Globalization - Social aspects - Japan - Tokyo Globalization - Social aspects - China - Shanghai |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-70733-7
9786612707339 988-220-306-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknoloedgements; Introduction; PART ONE Hong Kong Blue: Where Have All the Flaneurs Gone? Walking in Between EternalDual Compression; 1 Hong Kong: A Nodal Point of Dual Compression From British Empire Colony to Disney Kingdom Outpost; 2 Chungking Express: Walking With a Map of Desire in the Mirag e of the Global City; 3 Between Representations of Space and Representational Spaces: Flaneurie With the Camera's Eye; Part Two Bettwaso Gtobal Flows aod Carnal Fiows: Walking in Tokyo; 4 Mimesis: The Violence of Space; 5 From Mimesis to Mimicry: Memory, Subjectivity, and Space
PART THREE: Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall: Walking in Shanghai, A Global City in the M aking6 ""Build It and They Will Come"": Transformation of Pudong into a Copy of the Global City; 7 From Alley Houses to High-rises: What Happene d to the Lived Space?; 8 Sleeping Beauty Waking Up to a New World of Capital: Wang Anyi's Shanghai Stories; Coda; Bibliography; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459663203321 |
Huang Tsung-yi Michelle | ||
Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Walking between slums and skyscrapers [[electronic resource] ] : illusions of open space in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Shanghai / / Tsung-Yi Michelle Huang |
Autore | Huang Tsung-yi Michelle |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
Disciplina |
307.1216095
307.76095 |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - China - Hong Kong
City planning - Japan - Tokyo City planning - China - Shanghai Open spaces - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong Open spaces - Social aspects - Japan - Tokyo Open spaces - Social aspects - China - Shanghai Slums - China - Hong Kong Slums - Japan - Tokyo Slums - China - Shanghai Skyscrapers - China - Hong Kong Skyscrapers - Japan - Tokyo Skyscrapers - China - Shanghai Globalization - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong Globalization - Social aspects - Japan - Tokyo Globalization - Social aspects - China - Shanghai |
ISBN |
1-282-70733-7
9786612707339 988-220-306-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknoloedgements; Introduction; PART ONE Hong Kong Blue: Where Have All the Flaneurs Gone? Walking in Between EternalDual Compression; 1 Hong Kong: A Nodal Point of Dual Compression From British Empire Colony to Disney Kingdom Outpost; 2 Chungking Express: Walking With a Map of Desire in the Mirag e of the Global City; 3 Between Representations of Space and Representational Spaces: Flaneurie With the Camera's Eye; Part Two Bettwaso Gtobal Flows aod Carnal Fiows: Walking in Tokyo; 4 Mimesis: The Violence of Space; 5 From Mimesis to Mimicry: Memory, Subjectivity, and Space
PART THREE: Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall: Walking in Shanghai, A Global City in the M aking6 ""Build It and They Will Come"": Transformation of Pudong into a Copy of the Global City; 7 From Alley Houses to High-rises: What Happene d to the Lived Space?; 8 Sleeping Beauty Waking Up to a New World of Capital: Wang Anyi's Shanghai Stories; Coda; Bibliography; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785292903321 |
Huang Tsung-yi Michelle | ||
Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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