Globalization and Urban Change : Capital, Culture, and Pacific Rim Mega-Projects Paperback / softback
by Kris (, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Olds
Part of the Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
Kris Olds provides a grounded analysis of globalization and urban change in the late twentieth century.
Based on field work carried out in Vancouver, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Paris, and London, the author highlights the role of two transnational cultures - ethnic Chinese property developers and 'brand name' arthitects - in the planning and development of urban mega-projects.
Case studies from Vancouver and Shanghai are used to analyse the nature of the transnational practices and networks that facilitate the production of new urban spaces on the Pacific Rim.
This reflexive, situated, and interdisciplinary account offers an alternative perspective to the abstract and economistic analyses that dominate our understanding of globalization and urban change.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:330 pages, 6 halftones and numerous figures
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:23/05/2002
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- ISBN:9780199256969
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:330 pages, 6 halftones and numerous figures
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:23/05/2002
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199256969
