Globalization and Urban Change: Capital, Culture, and Pacific Rim Mega-Projects

by Kris Olds

Book Overview

This book provides a grounded analysis of globalization and urban change in the late 20th century. Drawing on multi-locale field work, Olds examines the role of two elite transnational cultures--ethnic chinese property developers and modernist architects--in the planning and development of
Pacific Rim mega-projects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199256969
• ISBN13: 9780199256969
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"