Beyond Urbanism Urban(izing) Villages and the Mega-Urban Landscape in the Pearl River Delta in China |
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Author:
| Herrle, Peter Fokdal, Josefine Ipsen, Detlev |
Series title: | HABITAT - INTERNATIONAL: Schriften Zur Internationalen Stadtentwicklung Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-3-643-90552-9 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
Publisher: | Lit Verlag
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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Large urban agglomerations have emerged over the past decades, and, in some cases, entire rural regions have been urbanized in less than a decade. These trends not only reflect an unprecedented quantitative dimension of urbanization, but also the emergence of new urban forms - 'beyond urbanism' - thus posing new challenges to regional planners, politicians, and urban governance actors. This book examines the process of urbanization in villages along China's Pearl River Delta. (Series:...
More DescriptionLarge urban agglomerations have emerged over the past decades, and, in some cases, entire rural regions have been urbanized in less than a decade. These trends not only reflect an unprecedented quantitative dimension of urbanization, but also the emergence of new urban forms - 'beyond urbanism' - thus posing new challenges to regional planners, politicians, and urban governance actors. This book examines the process of urbanization in villages along China's Pearl River Delta. (Series: HABITAT - INTERNATIONAL: Articles on International Urban Development / HABITAT - INTERNATIONAL: Schriften zur internationalen Stadtentwicklung - Vol. 20) [Subject: Sociology, Asian Studies, Chinese Studies, Urban Studies]