Asian ethical urbanism : a radical postmodern perspective / William S.W. Lim ; with an introduction by Leon van Schaik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lim, William Siew Wai, 1932-2023

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Asia.

City planning.

City planning--Asia--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ ; London : World Scientific Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the impending demise of modernist planning, the footprints and corpses of failed modernist visions are littered everywhere. A vacuum of implementable urban theories has occurred at the time when unprecedented expansion and restructuring of cities in rapidly developing economies are taking place. In this collection of essays, William S W Lim zeroes in on the peculiarities and dynamics of present Asian urban and architectural conditions in order to challenge and transcend the socio-ecological forms and political influences generated by the current system of global capitalism. Part I of this

Contents:

Contents; Comments; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART 1 Asian Ethical Urbanism: A Radical Postmodern Perspective; 01 Asian Ethical Urbanism: A Radical Postmodern Perspective; PART 2 Collected Essays; 02 Asian Architecture in the New Millennium: A Postmodern Imagery; 03 Ancient Quarter Hanoi: A Living Tradition; 04 Have You Been Shanghaied?: Culture and Urbanism in Glocalised Shanghai; 05 Architecture, Art, Identity in Singapore: Is There Life After Tabula Rasa?; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Photographic Credits

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-226) and index.

ISBN:

9786611896898

9781281896896

1281896896

9789812701138

9812701133

OCLC:

476063164