Walking between slums and skyscrapers : illusions of open space in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Shanghai /

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"This book is concerned with the effects of globalization on living space (i.e., the space of everyday life), focusing specifically on East Asian metropolises, such as Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Shanghai. Globalization has given rise to accessible catch-phrases such as the 'global village'...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Huang, Tsung-yi Michelle
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2004.
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
City planning > China > Hong Kong.
City planning > Japan > Tokyo.
City planning > China > Shanghai.
Open spaces > Social aspects > China > Hong Kong.
Open spaces > Social aspects > Japan > Tokyo.
Open spaces > Social aspects > China > Shanghai.
Slums > China > Hong Kong.
Slums > Japan > Tokyo.
Slums > China > Shanghai.
Skyscrapers > China > Hong Kong.
Skyscrapers > Japan > Tokyo.
Skyscrapers > China > Shanghai.
Globalization > Social aspects > China > Hong Kong.
Globalization > Social aspects > Japan > Tokyo.
Globalization > Social aspects > China > Shanghai.
City planning.
Cities and towns > China > Shanghai > Growth.
City and town life > China > Shanghai.
Villes > Chine > Hongkong > Croissance.
Villes > Japon > Tōkyō > Croissance.
Villes > Chine > Shanghai > Croissance.
Vie urbaine > Chine > China > Hong Kong.
Vie urbaine > Japon > Tōkyō.
Vie urbaine > Chine > Shanghai.
Mondialisation > Aspect social > Chine > China > Hong Kong.
Mondialisation > Aspect social > Japon > Tōkyō.
Mondialisation > Aspect social > Chine > Shanghai.
Espaces verts > Aspect social > Chine > Hongkong.
Espaces verts > Aspect social > Chine > Shanghai.
Gratte-ciel > Chine > Hongkong.
Gratte-ciel > Chine > Shanghai.
Mondialisation > Aspect social > Chine > Hongkong.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning.
City and town life.
Cities and towns > Growth.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Open spaces > Social aspects.
Skyscrapers.
Slums.
China > Hong Kong.
China > Shanghai.
Japan > Tokyo.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This book is concerned with the effects of globalization on living space (i.e., the space of everyday life), focusing specifically on East Asian metropolises, such as Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Shanghai. Globalization has given rise to accessible catch-phrases such as the 'global village' and 'this is a small world'. In each part of the book the author juxtaposes a 'social' account of the city's urban space as it has been reshaped by the process of globalization with a 'private' account of the urban landscape as experienced by its walkers (as represented in the films of Wong Kar-wai and Shinya Tsukamoto and the novels of Wang Anyi). Rather than rest here, the author wishes to show that for many of the inhabitants of the new global city, the 'shrinking world' phenomenon is deeply literal : the 'lived' space of everyday life is shrinking to make room for rezoning, construction of new infrastructures, and space modification - all in the name of urban development"--Back cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 171 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-145) and index.
ISBN:9789882203068
988220306X

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