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The Chinese City, Hardback Book

The Chinese City Hardback

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Drawing on years of research experience and keen observations of the triumphs and problems in China’s cities, the authors provide a foundational understanding of China’s urbanization and cities that is grounded in history and geography and challenges readers to consider Chinese urbanization through multiple disciplinary and thematic lenses. This book is anchored in the spatial sciences, including geography, urban studies, urban planning, and environmental studies.

It offers a comprehensive survey of the evolving urban landscape, covering such topics as history and patterns of urbanization, spatial and regional context, models of urban form, economic and social-spatial transformation, urbanism and cultural dynamics, housing and land development, environmental and infrastructure issues, poverty and inequality, and challenges of urban governance.

The book highlights both parallels and substantive differences between China and comparable cities and countries elsewhere, given that some urban conditions around the world converge and point to shared catalysts (e.g. internal migration) and globally linked processes (e.g. climate change). It explores the consequences of the demographic, economic, social, and environmental transitions on cities and urban dwellers.

Illustrated case studies in each chapter ground the discussion and introduce readers to the diversity of cities and urban life in China.

Most chapters also can be used as stand-alone course materials, with suggested references for further reading.

Intended for a wide audience in higher education and beyond, this book will be useful to readers interested in Chinese Studies, East Asian Studies, Urban Studies, Urban Geography, or Urban Planning.

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  • Format:Hardback
  • Pages:368 pages, 8 Tables, black and white; 39 Line drawings, black and white; 22 Halftones, black and whi
  • Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
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  • ISBN:9781138327757

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  • Out of stock

  • Format:Hardback
  • Pages:368 pages, 8 Tables, black and white; 39 Line drawings, black and white; 22 Halftones, black and whi
  • Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication Date:
  • Category:
  • ISBN:9781138327757