China's emerging cities : the making of new urbanism / edited by Fulong Wu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wu, Fulong.

Series:

Routlede contemporary China series ; 26.

Routlede contemporary China series ; 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization--China.

Urbanization.

China.

Cities and towns--China--Growth.

Cities and towns.

Growth.

City planning--China.

City planning.

Sociology, Urban--China.

Sociology, Urban.

Urban policy--China.

Urban policy.

Physical Description:

xvi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Contents:

Cities as emerging institution

Beyond gradualism : China's urban revolution and emerging cities / Fulong Wu

Land property rights regime in China : a comparative study of Suzhou and Dongguan / You-Ren Yang, Hung-Kai Wang

Public-private partnership in the urban water sector of Shanghai / Seungho Lee

The dialectics of urban planning in China / Daniel B. Abramson

Transitioning economic and social spheres

Hong kong and Taiwan investment in Dongguan : divergent trajectories and impacts / Chun Yang

Urban labor market changes and social protection for urban informal workers : challenges for China and India / Sunil Kumar, Bingqin Li

Ageing urban society : discourse and policy / Ian G. Cook, Jason L. Powell

Transition to homeownership : implications for wealth redistribution / Si-ming Li

Rebuilding residential space

Residential redevelopment and social impacts in Beijing / Hyun Bang Shin

Neighborhood changes and residential differentiation in Shanghai / Shenjing He, Fulong Wu

Large urban redevelopment projects and socio-spatial stratification in Shanghai / Ying Ying Tian, Cecilia Wong

Emerging leisure, retailing and consumption practices

Spaces of leisure : gated golf communities in China / Guillaume Giroir

A tale of two cities : restructuring of retail capital and production of new consumption spaces in Beijing and Shanghai / Shuguang Wang, Chongyi Guo

When local meets global : residential differentiation, global connections and consumption in Shanghai / Jiaming Sun, Xiangming Chen.

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415416175

0203937805

9780415416177

9780203937808

OCLC:

124074815