Ghost cities of China : the story of cities without people in the world's most populated country /: the story of cities without people in the world's most populated country. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Wade Shepard.
• Authors: Shepard, Wade
• Contents: ""Front Cover""; ""Asian Arguments""; ""About the Author ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Preface ""; ""Map of China ""; ""One: The New Map of China"" ""The Ghost City Critique """"Building a New World Within the Four Seas ""; ""Two: Clearing the Land""; ""Who Owns the Land? ""; ""Building a New Country, Literally "" ""Out with the Old, in with the New Out with the New, in with the Newer ""; ""Clearing the Land ""; ""Land Sales ""; ""Manufacturing Land "" ""Three: Of New Cities and Ghost Cities""""What is a Ghost City? ""; ""What is a Chinese City? ""; ""The Political Structure of Chinese Municipalities ""; ""Types of New Chinese Urban Development ""; ""Building New Cities "" ""Of New Cities """"Of Ghost Cities ""; ""Why So Many Empty Apartments? ""; ""Residents-in-waiting ""; ""Economics on the Frontier ""; ""Four: When Construction Ends the Building Begins""
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, map
• Subjects: 307.76/80951; Planned communities -- China; New towns -- China; Real estate development -- China; Urbanization -- China; Politics & government; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development; New towns; Planned communities; Real estate development; Urbanization; Verstädterung; Stadtplanung; China; China; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783602209; 1783602201; 9781783602216; 9781783602223; 1783602228; 1783602198; 9781783602193; 9781783602186
• Related ISBNs: 178360221X; 178360218X; 9781783602193; 9781783602186
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed April 14, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.