China's Urban Century is the impressive outcome of a European and
Chinese collaborative project. The book extensively covers Chinese
urban governance, environment, heritage, lifestyle and megacities.
Ambitious and timely, Francois Gipouloux edits the book, not only
to address topical issues such as migrant housing, social security
and low-carbon development, but also to probe into the fundamental
process of city creation, fiscal relations, and community
configuration.' - Fulong Wu, Bartlett Professor of Planning,
University College London, UK'This is an exciting, informative, and
insightful volume produced out of truly multi-disciplinary and
international collaborations. It makes a timely and landmark
contribution to the understanding of China's phenomenal urban
transformation and its social, political, and environmental
implications. With its unparalleled breadth and depth, this book
provides illuminative accounts of the many facets of China's
urbanization past, present, and in the years to come. A must-read
for any scholars and practitioners interested in the dawn of
China's urban century and the new age of global urbanism.' - George
C.S. Lin, Hong Kong University The achievements of China's
urbanization should not be evaluated solely in terms of adequate
infrastructures, but also in their ability to implement sound
governance practices to ensure social, environmental and economic
development. This book addresses sever al key challenges faced by
Chinese cities, based on the most recent policies and experiments
adopted by central and local governments. The contributors offer an
interdisciplinary analysis of the urbanization process in China,
and examine the following key topics: the institutional foundations
of Chinese cities, the legal status of the land, the rural to urban
migration, the preservation of the urban heritage and the creation
of urban community, and the competitiveness of Chinese cities. They
define the current issues and challenges emerging from China's
urbanization. Students and academics of urban studies and related
subjects will find the strong theoretical backgrounds to be of use
to their research. Policy-makers and other practitioners will
benefit from the practical advice and recommendations.
Contributors: C.-H. Ai, L. Balula, O. Bina, K.W. Chan, H. Chen, D.
Du, M. Elosua, S. Feuchtwang, F. Ged, F. Gipouloux, W. Gong, S.
Goulard, Y. Hu, L. Huang, A. Hussain, S. Li, P. Morais, P. Ni, D.H.
Perkins, O. Pillet, Y. Pu, Y. Shao, J. Tan, J. Wang, A. Xiong, W.
Xu, Z. Yuan, H. Zhang
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