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Aspects of Urbanization in China : Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou

Year: 2012

Type: book

Abstract: China's rise is one of the transformative events of our time. Aspects of Urbanization in China: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou examines some of the aspects of China's massive wave of urbanization - the largest the world has ever seen. The various papers in the book, written by academics from different disciplines, represent ongoing research and exploration and give a useful snapshot in a rapidly developing discourse. Their point of departure is the city - Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guangzhou - where the downside of China's miraculous economic growth is most painfully apparent. And it is concern for the citizens of these cities that unifies the papers in a book whose authors seek to understand what life is like for the people who call them home.

Source: Amsterdam University Press eBooks

DOI: 10.5117/9789089643988

Author: Bracken, Gregory

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Harvard-Yenching Institute, Harvard University, University of Oxford, International Institute for Asian Studies, Fudan University, Chinese University of Hong Kong

OpenAlex ID: W560262012

FWCI: 2.211

Cites: 235

Cited by: 16

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