Aspects of Urbanization in China
Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou
Gregory Bracken
9789089643988
212 pages
Amsterdam University Press
Overview
China’s rise is one of the transformative events of our time. Aspects of Urbanization in China: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou examines some of the aspects of China’s massive wave of urbanization – the largest the world has ever seen. The various papers in the book, written by academics from different disciplines, represent ongoing research and exploration and give a useful snapshot in a rapidly developing discourse. Their point of departure is the city – Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guangzhou – where the downside of China’s miraculous economic growth is most painfully apparent. And it is concern for the citizens of these cities that unifies the papers in a book whose authors seek to understand what life is like for the people who call them home.
Author Bio
Gregory Bracken is Assistant Professor of Spatial Planning and Strategy at TU Delft. His publications include ‘Contemporary Practices of Citizenship in Asia and the West’, ‘Ancient and Modern Practices of Citizenship in Asia and the West’, ‘Asian Cities: Colonial to Global’ and ‘The Shanghai Alleyway House: A Vanishing Urban Vernacular’.
