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Remaking Chinese Urban Form: Modernity, Scarcity and Space, 1949 - 2005
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Routledge
Publication date December 30, 2006
Pages 204
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780415354509
ISBN-10 0415354501
Dimensions 0.50 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight 1.10 lbs.
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $180.00
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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.



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9780415354509 | details & prices | 204 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.50 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $180.00
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