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Street Life and the ‘People’s City’
Author(s) -
Jian Shi
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.737
Subject(s) - beijing , china , public life , public space , urban planning , right to the city , chinese culture , sociology , political science , law , media studies , civil engineering , engineering , politics , architectural engineering
Could large‐scale urban development and an erosion of rights to public space prove the death knoll for China’s vibrant street life? Shi Jian , Planning Director of ISreading Culture in Beijing, looks at the tradition of Chinese street culture and how it is currently shifting and reinventing itself for new urban contexts. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.