{"product_id":"planning-for-growth-urban-and-regional-planning-in-china-paperback","title":"Planning for Growth: Urban and Regional Planning in China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFulong Wu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlanning for Growth: Urban and Regional Planning in China \u003c\/em\u003eprovides an overview of the changes in China's planning system, policy, and practices using concrete examples and informative details in language that is accessible enough for the undergraduate but thoroughly grounded in a wealth of research and academic experience to support academics. It is the first accessible text on changing urban and regional planning in China under the process of transition from a centrally planned socialist economy to an emerging market in the world.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFulong Wu, a leading authority on Chinese cities and urban and regional planning, sets up the historical framework of planning in China including its foundation based on the proactive approach to economic growth, the new forms of planning, such as the 'strategic spatial plan' and 'urban cluster plans', that have emerged and stimulated rapid urban expansion and transformed compact Chinese cities into dispersed metropolises. And goes on to explain the new planning practices that began to pay attention to eco-cities, new towns and new development areas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlanning for Growth: Urban and Regional Planning in China\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that planning is not necessarily an 'enemy of growth' and plays an important role in Chinese urbanization and economic growth. On the other hand, it also shows planning's limitations in achieving a more sustainable and just urban future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFulong Wu is Bartlett Professor of Planning at University College London. His research includes China's urban development and planning and its social and sustainable challenges. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRestructuring the Chinese City\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2005), \u003ci\u003eMarginalization in China\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), \u003ci\u003eInternational Perspectives on Suburbanization\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), and \u003ci\u003eRural Migrants in Urban China\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2013), editor of \u003ci\u003eGlobalization and the Chinese City\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2006), \u003ci\u003eChina's Emerging Cities\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2007), and co-author of \u003ci\u003eUrban Development in Post-Reform China: State, Market, and Space\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2007), and \u003ci\u003eChina's Urban Poverty\u003c\/i\u003e (Edward Elgar, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457084375293,"sku":"9780415814423","price":122.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/TUh3OXJXZGJKazU0Znc2c1VUWHZvdz09.webp?v=1777234148","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/planning-for-growth-urban-and-regional-planning-in-china-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}