Globalization and the Chinese City

By Fulong Wu

Book Overview

Introducing readers to the far-reaching global orientation that is now taking place in urban China, an international team of contributors describe overarching globalization through a detailed examination of the transformation of the built environment.

A range of urban development processes are analyzed including urbanization, real estate development, changing landscapes, the industrial restructuring of the second-tier city, and the formation of the city-region in the context of global and local interactions. In examining city development and local practices as part of globalization processes, the global city is treated as a collection of microcosms and concrete places, overcoming the analytical tension of the dichotomy of the perceived 'East versus West' divide.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415351995
• ISBN13: 9780415351997
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"