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The Institutional and Political Background to Chinese Urbanisation
Author(s) -
Shiwen Sun
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.731
Subject(s) - urbanization , politics , government (linguistics) , chinese city , china , rural society , political science , local government , public administration , economic history , economic growth , economy , rural area , history , law , economics , linguistics , philosophy
Chinese cities have a very distinct history defined by their relationship to government and the land. Under imperial rule they served as administrative centres for rural agricultural areas that took precedence, economically and politically. Professor Sun Shiwen of Tongji University, Shanghai, describes how today’s urbanisation process is still informed by the city’s uniquely Chinese characteristics. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.