Ding Urban Informal Settlements

Chengzhongcun and Chinese Urbanism
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-981-16-9202-4
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 154 Seiten

Reihe: Social Sciences (R0)

This book offers a concise and yet diverse study on the Chengzhongcun. It has a broader scope, both geographical and temporal, than existing works on this topic. The typical Chinese urban informal settlement is related to morphologically similar communities to be found elsewhere in the world. The chapters’ themes were inspired by the methods in historical geography, citizenship studies, and new cultural geography. What is truly unique to this book is that ten years after the basis material of this book was defended, it is enriched with practical experience and first-hand observations of the rapidly changing Chinese city. As urbanization in China slows, this book will interest sociologists, urbanists and scholars of China.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ding, Yannan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The City and Its Other: A Brief Historical Geography.- 3. Housing and the Political Economy of Urban China.- 4. Chengzhongcun and Its Residents: Empirical Findings.- 5. Resistance, Public Art and Citizenship.- 6. Slum Tourism: Towards Inclusive Urbanism?.- 7. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Yannan Ding  is Associate Professor at the Centre for Historical Geography Studies at Fudan University, Shanghai, China.