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Master Plans and Model Communities: Rationalities of Planning in Contemporary Urban China
Dr. David Bray, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies from the University of Sydney, speaks on urban planning in China
When:
December 4, 2008 12:10pm to 1:00pm
The demise of the planned economy in China has been accompanied by an increase in the influence of town planners, architects and urban designers. In part this is due to the dramatically enhanced wealth of city governments. But it also speaks to an alignment of governmental and professional commitment to purposefully shape the urban environment.
Under the influence of city “master plans” and highly standardized policies on residential development, the spatial structure of the Chinese city has been significantly reconfigured as it has been rebuilt over recent years. However, while many observers have focused on the negative impacts of redevelopment few have sought to document or understand the social and political implications of new urban formations.
What are the governmental rationales which underpin contemporary transformations of urban China?
What kinds of cities and types of communities do governments, planners and architects think they are creating?
Cost:
Free
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Phone Number:
(510) 643-6321
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