Urban Informal Settlements

Chengzhongcun and Chinese Urbanism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

This book offers a concise and yet diverse study on the Chengzhongcun. What is truly unique to this book is that ten years after the basis material of this book was defended, it is enriched with practical experience and first-hand observations of the rapidly changing Chinese city.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-02-11
Mått:148 x 210 x 17 mm
Vikt:366 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:154
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811692017

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Yannan Ding is Associate Professor at the Centre for Historical Geography Studies at Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

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“For historians, geographers, sociologists, anthropologists, architects, political scientists, urban planners and art historians who share the same interest in urban studies, including global and local urban history, urban planning and governance, urban artistic practices, and urban tourism, this book may offer scholastic inspiration, bring inter-disciplinary dialogue, and point the way for future research in this field.” (Fanghao Chen, Urban Studies, Vol. 60 (5), 2023)

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction.- 2. The City and Its Other: A Brief Historical Geography.- 3. Housing and the Political Economy of Urban China.- 4. Chengzhongcun and Its Residents: Empirical Findings.- 5. Resistance, Public Art and Citizenship.- 6. Slum Tourism: Towards Inclusive Urbanism?.- 7. Conclusion.