Aspects of urbanization in China : : Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou / / edited by Gregory Bracken.

• Superior document: IIAS publications series. Edited volumes ; 6
• TeilnehmendeR: Bracken, Gregory,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, c2012.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: IIAS publications series. Edited volumes ; 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

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.

Table of Contents

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.