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Author Madeddu, Manuela, author

Title Feng Shui and the city : the private and public spaces of chinese geomancy / Manuela Madeddu, Xiaoqing Zhang
Published Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021

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Contents Chapter 1: Feng Shui and the meaning of Space -- Chapter 2: The Case Studies and Research Approach -- Chapter 3: Feng Shui in Mainland China : Guangdong Province -- Chapter 4: Feng Shui in the Chinese territories : Hong Kong -- Chapter 5: Conclusions
Summary The book seeks to understand the changing role of Feng Shui in modern urban development and its regulation, and to question what constitutes authentic Feng Shui today. Manuela Madeddu is Senior Lecturer in Urban Design at the University of Liverpool. She has held previous posts at London South Bank University and the Politecnico di Torino, and practised as an architect and urban designer in Italy and the UK. Her research focuses on cultures of design and regulation. Xiaoqing Zhang is Lecturer in Public Administration at the Zhejiang Sci-Tech University. She graduated from University College London with a PhD in Planning Studies. Her research interests include urban regeneration in relation to welfare regimes, and community governance sitting within a broader understanding of local political resources
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 5, 2021)
Subject City planning -- China -- Philosophy
Geomancy -- China
Feng shui -- China
City planning -- Philosophy
Feng shui
Geomancy
China
Form Electronic book
Author Zhang, Xiaoqing, author
ISBN 9789811608476
9811608474