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Urban villages are a unique phenomenon that shows an interesting side of urban and demographic change in China. This book argues for the value of urban villages as places. To reveal their qualities, a series of drawings and photographs uncovers the immense concentration of social life in their dense...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Al, Stefan (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Urbanization > China > Pearl River Delta.
Sociology, Urban > China > Pearl River Delta.
Cities and towns > China > Pearl River Delta.
Urbanisation > Chine > Xi Jiang, Delta du.
Sociologie urbaine > Chine > Xi Jiang, Delta du.
Villes > Chine > Xi Jiang, Delta du.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
Cities and towns
Sociology, Urban
Urbanization
Verstädterung
Urbanisering.
Stadssociologi.
Städer > Kina.
Bostadsområden.
China > Pearl River Delta
China
Shenzhen
Dongguan
Kanton > Stadt
Foshan
Zhuhai
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Urban villages are a unique phenomenon that shows an interesting side of urban and demographic change in China. This book argues for the value of urban villages as places. To reveal their qualities, a series of drawings and photographs uncovers the immense concentration of social life in their dense structures and provides a peek into residents' homes and daily lives. Organized in a guidebook fashion and lavishly illustrated, the book embodies a different type of scholarly work that is accessible to general readers. Essays written from the disciplines of urban planning, geography and architect.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 203 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789888268399
9888268392

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