| Description |
1 online resource (383 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Introduction -- Context and History -- Urbanization with Growth -- Urbanization with Transition -- Urbanization with Autonomy -- Understanding China's Urbanization -- Using this Book -- Part I: Context and Evolution of Urbanization -- 1 Geographical Setting -- The Physical Environment -- Economic Base -- Population and Peoples -- Conclusion -- 2 Traditional Cities -- Urban Plan and Layout -- Monumental Structures -- Neighborhoods and Markets in Traditional Cities |
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Treaty Port (1842-1949) and Republican (1911-1949) Eras -- Conclusion -- 3 Pre-Socialist Urbanization -- Thinking About the Historical Chinese Urban System -- How Many Chinese Cities were there? how Large were they? -- The Early Traditional Period (206 BCE-589 CE) -- China's " Medieval Urban Revolution" (589-1368) -- Cities of the Late Imperial Period (1368-1911) -- Foreign Empires Expand into China: Treaty Port Cities (1911-1949) -- Conclusion -- 4 Urbanization Since 1949 -- How Big are China's Cities? how Many Cities are there? -- Shifting Urban Development in the Maoist Period (1949-1979) |
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The Urban System During the Reform Era -- The Urban System Today -- Conclusion -- 5 Migration and Population Mobility -- Urban-Rural Divide and its Roots -- Population Mobility -- Migrants in the City -- Conclusion -- Part II: Urban Development -- 6 Urban Economy -- Engaging with the Global Economy -- Reshaping the Urban Economy -- Emerging Trends -- Conclusion -- 7 Governing the City -- Reorganizing the State -- Developmental State at Work -- Evolving State-Society Relations -- Conclusion -- 8 Land Markets and Management -- Transition into Land Leasehold -- Land Finance |
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Impact of Land Finance on the Built Environment -- Conclusion -- 9 Urban Infrastructure -- The State of Urban Infrastructure -- Financing Urban Infrastructure -- Private and Foreign Participation -- Challenges -- Conclusion -- 10 Urban Housing -- Legacy and Transition -- Housing Finance -- Housing Markets and Affordability -- Property Boom and Housing Bubbles -- Conclusion -- Part III: Society and Environment in Contemporary Cities -- 11 Social-Spatial Transformation -- Changing Urban Forms -- Work and Accessibility -- Spatial Reconfiguration and Expansion -- Conclusion |
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12 Lifestyle and Social Change -- Shopping and Consumerism: Changing Landscapes and Lifestyles -- Obesity and the New Urban Diet -- Life in the Public Realm -- Communities of Difference -- Conclusion -- 13 Poverty and Inequality -- Understanding Urban Poverty -- Inequality and the Right to the City -- Vulnerable Populations -- Social Welfare -- Conclusion -- 14 Environmental Quality and Sustainability -- State of the Urban Environment -- Strategies for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action -- Environmental Justice -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: Looking Toward the Future |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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China's Urbanization in Prospect |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gaubatz, Piper
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| ISBN |
9780429449055 |
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0429449054 |
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