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245 10 a| Ghost cities of Chinah| [electronic resource] :b| the story of cities without people in the world's most populated country /c| Wade Shepard.;

246 30 a| Cities without people in the world's most populated country;

260 a| London :b| Zed Books,c| [2015];

300 a| xii, 218 pages :b| map ;c| 22 cm.;

490 1 a| Asian arguments;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-211) and index.;

505 0 a| Preface -- The new map of China -- Clearing the land -- Of new cities and ghost cities -- When construction ends the building begins -- Megacities inside megacities -- A new city, a new identity -- Powering the new China -- The unsinkable ship -- What ghost cities become.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Featuring everything from sports stadiums to shopping malls, hundreds of new urban areas in China stand empty, with hundreds more set to be completed by 2030. Between now and then, the country's urban population will leap to over one billion, as the central government kicks its urbanization initiative into overdrive. In the process, traditional social structures are being torn apart, and a rootless, semi-displaced, consumption-orientated culture is rapidly taking their place. Ghost Cities of China is an enthralling dialogue-driven, on-location search for an understanding of China's new cities and the reasons why many have not yet attracted sizable populations."--Page 4 of cover.;

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Ghost cities of China the story of cities without people in the world's most populated country / Wade Shepard.

Author/creator	Shepard, Wade
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	London : Zed Books, [2015]
Description	xii, 218 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Planned communities--China. New towns--China. Real estate development--China. Urbanization--China. Collectivités nouvelles--Chine. Villes nouvelles--Chine. Promotion immobilière--Chine. Urbanisation--Chine.

Portion of title	Cities without people in the world's most populated country
Series	Asian arguments Asian arguments. ^A1093073
Contents	Preface -- The new map of China -- Clearing the land -- Of new cities and ghost cities -- When construction ends the building begins -- Megacities inside megacities -- A new city, a new identity -- Powering the new China -- The unsinkable ship -- What ghost cities become.
Abstract	"Featuring everything from sports stadiums to shopping malls, hundreds of new urban areas in China stand empty, with hundreds more set to be completed by 2030. Between now and then, the country's urban population will leap to over one billion, as the central government kicks its urbanization initiative into overdrive. In the process, traditional social structures are being torn apart, and a rootless, semi-displaced, consumption-orientated culture is rapidly taking their place. Ghost Cities of China is an enthralling dialogue-driven, on-location search for an understanding of China's new cities and the reasons why many have not yet attracted sizable populations."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-211) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2016498157
ISBN	9781783602193 (hardback)
ISBN	1783602198 (hardback)
ISBN	9781783602186 (paperback)
ISBN	178360218X (paperback)
ISBN	(pdf)
ISBN	(epub)
ISBN	(mobi)
Stock number	Univ of Chicago Pr, Attn: John Kessler C/O Chicago Distribution Center 11030 Langley Ave, Chicago, IL, USA, 60628 SAN 202-5280

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