ISBN:
1568986270
,
9781568986272
Language:
English
Pages:
334 S
,
Ill., Kt
,
23cm
Edition:
1. ed.
DDC:
307.760951
Keywords:
Urbanization
;
Cities and towns
;
Cities and towns Growth
;
Rural-urban migration
;
Architecture and society
;
Social change
;
Urbanization China
;
Cities and towns China
;
Cities and towns China
;
Growth
;
Rural-urban migration China
;
Architecture and society China
;
Social change China
;
China
;
Städtebau
;
Verstädterung
;
Stadtplanung
Abstract:
Introduction: The urbanism of ambition -- Thunder from the south -- Reclaiming Shanghai -- The politics of the past -- Capital improvements -- City of chai -- The country and the city -- Suburbanization and the mechanics of sprawl -- Driving the capitalist road -- Theme parks and the landscape of consumption -- Epilogue: China reinvents the city
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: The urbanism of ambition -- Thunder from the south -- Reclaiming Shanghai -- The politics of the past -- Capital improvements -- City of chai -- The country and the city -- Suburbanization and the mechanics of sprawl -- Driving the capitalist road -- Theme parks and the landscape of consumption -- Epilogue: China reinvents the city
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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