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Urbanisation in Contemporary China Observed: Dramatic Changes and Disruptions
Author(s) -
Weiwen Huang
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.732
Subject(s) - urbanization , china , political science , development economics , economic geography , history , geography , economic growth , law , economics
Shenzhen is one of the fastest‐growing cities in China, having leapt from fishing village to a global city in a matter of a couple of decades. Here Huang Weiwen , the Deputy Director of the Urban and Architecture Department at Shenzhen Municipal Planning Bureau, provides the background to China's unrivalled urbanisation, which is unmatched in terms of both its speed and intensity. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.