The Chinese City
Author:   Weiping Wu ,  Piper Gaubatz
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9781138327771


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   30 November 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Weiping Wu ,  Piper Gaubatz
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9781138327771


ISBN 10:   1138327778
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   30 November 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Context and Evolution of Urbanization 1. Geographical Setting 2. Traditional Cities 3. Pre-Socialist Urbanization 4. Urbanization since 1949 5. Migration and Population Mobility Part 2: Urban Development 6. Urban Economy 7. Governing the City 8. Land Markets and Management 9. Urban Infrastructure 10. Urban Housing Part 3: Society and Environment in Contemporary Cities 11. Social-Spatial Transformation 12. Lifestyle and Social Change 13. Poverty and Inequality 14. Environmental Quality and Sustainability 15. Conclusion: Looking toward the Future

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Weiping Wu is a Professor in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. She is an internationally known urban scholar working on global urbanization with specific expertise in issues of migration, housing, infrastructure, and land finance of Chinese cities. Her most recent book is the SAGE Handbook of Contemporary China. Piper Gaubatz is Professor of Urban Geography at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her China research over the past 30 years has spanned topics such as the historical development of cities on the Chinese frontiers, urban environmental history, and changing urban form and public space, and has included field research in sixteen different Chinese cities.

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