Remaking Sustainable Urbanism Space, Scale and Governance in the New
This book analyses the implications of eco-urbanism re-making for policy and practice under the transformational trends of economic decentralization and market reform in China. While the guiding themes are space, scale, and governance of cities, the book
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Edited by XIAOLING ZHANG
Remaking Sustainable Urbanism
Xiaoling Zhang Editor
Remaking Sustainable Urbanism Space, Scale and Governance in the New Urban Era
Editor Xiaoling Zhang Department of Public Policy City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71834005, 71673232) ISBN 978-981-13-3349-1 ISBN 978-981-13-3350-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3350-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018962024 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design by Ran Shauli This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Foreword
Urbanisation is undoubtedly one of the key defining trends of the modern era. An ever-increasingly proportion of the world’s population is destined to live in cities. This significant shift in where people live is of global significance. Cities are already driving the global economy and the world’s major cities are acquiring a status which often challenges that of the nation state. Cities therefore increasingly lie at the nexus of a whole range of different policy issues, not least those that relate to sustainability. But the debate about the future must be based on an understanding of how the inhabitants of cities interact with the material fabric of the built environment and its supporting infrastructure. Sustainable urbanisation is undoubtedly one of the defining challenges of the twenty first Century. There is of course an increasing acceptance that sustainability is of central importance to the
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