Globalization and urban change : capital, culture, and Pacific Rim mega-projects
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Globalization and urban change : capital, culture, and Pacific Rim mega-projects
（Oxford geographical and environmental studies）
Oxford University Press, 2002
- : pbk
Available at 15 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. GLOBALIZATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PACIFIC RIM MEGA-PROJECTS
- 3. THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF GLOBAL FLOWS
- 4. LIQUID ASSETS: PRODUCING THE PACIFIC RIM CONSUMPTIONSCAPE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA
- 5. LIQUID IMAGES: PRODUCING THE GLOBAL FINANSCAPE IN SHANGHAI, CHINA
- 6. SOME FINAL THOUGHTS
- REFERENCES
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