The Chinese city
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The Chinese city
AUTHOR:
Wu, Weiping, 1965-
Gaubatz, Piper Rae, 1962-
ISBN:
9780415575751
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xiii, 298 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
ABSTRACT:
Geographical setting -- The historical urban system -- Traditional urban forms -- The urban system since 1949 -- Urban-rural divide, socialist institutions, and migration -- Cities in the global economy -- Urban restructuring and economic transformation -- Social-spatial transformation -- Urban infrastructure -- Urban land and housing -- Environmental quality and sustainability -- Lifestyle and social change -- Urban governance and civil society conclusion: looking toward the future.
SUBJECT:
| Urbanization -- China -- History. |
| Cities and towns -- China -- Growth -- History. |
| City planning -- China -- History. |
| Sociology, Urban -- China -- History. |
BIBSUMMARY:
Geographical setting -- The historical urban system -- Traditional urban forms -- The urban system since 1949 -- Urban-rural divide, socialist institutions, and migration -- Cities in the global economy -- Urban restructuring and economic transformation -- Social-spatial transformation -- Urban infrastructure -- Urban land and housing -- Environmental quality and sustainability -- Lifestyle and social change -- Urban governance and civil society conclusion: looking toward the future.