Remaking Chinese urban form : modernity, scarcity, and space, 1949-2005 /
"In this pioneering study of contemporary Chinese urban form, Duanfang Lu provides an analysis of how Chinese society constructed itself through the making and remaking of its built environment. She shows that as China's quest for modernity created a perpetual scarcity as both a social rea...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
©2006
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| Series: | Planning, history, and the environment series
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| Summary: | "In this pioneering study of contemporary Chinese urban form, Duanfang Lu provides an analysis of how Chinese society constructed itself through the making and remaking of its built environment. She shows that as China's quest for modernity created a perpetual scarcity as both a social reality and a national imagination, the realization of planning ideals was postponed. The work unit - the socialist enterprise or institute - gradually developed from workplace to social institution which integrated work, housing and social services. The Chinese city achieved a unique geography made up in large part of self-contained work units. Remaking Chinese Urban Form provides an important reference for academics and students conducting research on China. It will be a key source for courses on Asia in architecture, urban planning, geography, sociology and anthropology, at both the graduate and undergraduate level. The insightful yet accessible introduction to urban China will also be of interest to architects, urban designers and planners - as well as general audience who wish to learn about contemporary Chinese society."--Taylor & Francis Group |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 204 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0203001192 0415354501 6610620725 9780203001196 9780415354509 9786610620722 |