Description
The fascinating title explores the myths and realities of China's vast eco-city programme
About the Author
Austin Williams is Associate Professor of Architecture at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China and Director of the Future Cities Project. He is the China correspondent for The Architectural Review and has written for a wide range of magazines and newspapers, from The Economist to the London Review of Books.
Reviews
Equipped with the diverse talents and tools of a journalist, scholar, and travel writer, Williams tells a fascinating story about China's pursuit of economic growth and environmental protection, urbanization schemes and new socialist countryside initiatives, urban modernization programs and rural heritage policies, which can only be described as contradictory, incongruous, and conflicting yet daunting in their nature, driven by high-minded seriousness, a pragmatic spirit, and unalloyed ambition. * Sustainability: the Journal of Record *
Among the myriad of books on a rising China, China's Urban Revolution sits among the most valuable. * Asian Affairs *
China's Urban Revolution is a terrific book. * Spiked *
This is an in-depth exploration of the recent explosion in city development in China ... What is unique about this book is the fact that Williams spent several years teaching in China and made contact with local academics, planners, bureaucrats and architects as part of his research... The book also contains excellent notes and references for each chapter. -- Edward Farrell * University of Lincoln, UK *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350003255
Author Austin Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 350g