Globalization and Urban Change : Capital, Culture, and Pacific Rim Mega-Projects
by
Olds
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0199256969
ISBN-13
9780199256969
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 23rd, 2002
Print length
330 Pages
Weight
534 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 15.60 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
GlobalizationInternational businessEconomic geographyUrban & municipal planning
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This book provides a grounded analysis of globalization and urban change in the late 20th century. Drawing upon multi-locale field work, the author examines the role of two elite transnational cultures - ethnic Chinese property developers and modernist architects - in the planning and development of Pacific Rim mega-projects.
Kris Olds provides a grounded analysis of globalization and urban change in the late twentieth century. Based on field work carried out in Vancouver, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Paris, and London, the author highlights the role of two transnational cultures - ethnic Chinese property developers and ''brand name'' arthitects - in the planning and development of urban mega-projects. Case studies from Vancouver and Shanghai are used to analyse the nature of the transnational practices and networks that facilitate the production of new urban spaces on the Pacific Rim. This reflexive, situated, and interdisciplinary account offers an alternative perspective to the abstract and economistic analyses that dominate our understanding of globalization and urban change.
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