China's Urban Communities : : Concepts, Contexts, and Well-Being / / Peter G. Rowe, Ann Forsyth, Har Ye Kan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Rowe, Peter G.,; Forsyth, Ann,; Kan, Har Ye,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 p.)

Cities in China are extremely dynamic and experience high pressure to grow, transform and adapt. But in what directions, on what basis and to which goals? The authors and their team have researched the intensive transformation processes of about twenty-five neighborhood communities that were created...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Concepts of Community in China
• Chapter 3. Urban Types and Projects
• Chapter 4. Health and Well-Being in Residential Districts
• Chapter 5. New Pathways Forward
• Chapter 6. Conclusion
• Appendices
• Methods Appendix
• Notes
• About The Authors
• Acknowledgements
• Illustration Credits
• Index