Main entry:

Olds, Kris, 1961-

Title & Author:

Globalization and urban change : capital, culture, and Pacific Rim mega-projects / Kris Olds.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Description:

xvii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

Oxford geographical and environmental studies

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-301) and index.
1. Introduction: Globalizing Networks, Globalizing Cities -- 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 -- Sect. 1. Situating the Actors: Hong Kong-Based Chinese Business Systems and Property Development -- Sect. 2. The Historical Context -- 5. Liquid Images: Producing the Global Finanscape in Shanghai, China -- Sect. 1. Situating the Actors: The Global Intelligence Corps, Architecture, and Property Development -- Sect. 2. The Historical Context -- 6. Some Final Thoughts.

Summary:

"This book provides a grounded analysis of globalization and urban change in the late 20th 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' architects - 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. It will be of value to human geographers, urban planners, sociologists, anthropologists, architects, economists, and political scientists; all with an interest in the processes that are reshaping the modern city."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0198233612
9780198233619
0199256969
9780199256969

Subject:

Urban economics.
City planning.
Globalization.
City Planning
Économie urbaine.
Urbanisme.
Mondialisation.
globalism.
urban planning.
74.72 urban planning.
Globalisierung
Stadtentwicklung
Verstädterung
Stadsplanning.
Stedelijke economie.
Internationalisatie.
Projets d'architecture Chine Shanghai (Chine)
Projets d'architecture Canada Vancouver (Canada)
Capitalistes et financiers Chine Hong Kong (Chine)
Urbanisme Pacifique (région)
Economie urbaine Cas, Etudes de.
Pazifischer Raum

Added entries:

Oxford geographical and environmental studies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 216244
Call No.: HT321 .O5 2001
Status: Available