China's Emerging Cities: The Making of New Urbanism Contributor(s): Wu, Fulong (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415590434 ISBN-13: 9780415590433 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2010 Click for more in this series: Routledge Contemporary China |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Business & Economics | Urban & Regional |
Dewey: 307.760 |
LCCN: 2007018094 |
Series: Routledge Contemporary China |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.01 lbs) 324 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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Publisher Description: With urbanism becoming the key driver of socio-economic change in China, this book provides much needed up-to-date material on Chinese urban development. Demonstrating how it transcends the centrally-planned model of economic growth, and assessing the extent to which it has gone beyond the common wisdom of Chinese 'gradualism', the book covers a wide range of important topics, including:
Providing a clear appraisal of recent trends in Chinese urbanism, this book puts forward important new conceptual resources to fill the gap between the outdated model of the 'Third World' city and the globalizing cities of the West. |
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