Ghost Cities of China

The Story of Cities without People in the World's Most Populated Country

Business & Finance, Economics, Urban & Regional, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Wade Shepard ISBN: 9781783602216
Publisher: Zed Books Publication: April 9, 2015
Imprint: Zed Books Language: English
Author: Wade Shepard
ISBN: 9781783602216
Publisher: Zed Books
Publication: April 9, 2015
Imprint: Zed Books
Language: English

Featuring everything from sports stadiums to shopping malls, hundreds of new cities in China stand empty, with hundreds more set to be built by 2030. Between now and then, the country's urban population will leap to over one billion, as the central government kicks its urbanization initiative into overdrive. In the process, traditional social structures are being torn apart, and a rootless, semi-displaced, consumption orientated culture rapidly taking their place. Ghost Cities of China is an enthralling dialogue driven, on-location search for an understanding of China's new cities and the reasons why many currently stand empty.

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Featuring everything from sports stadiums to shopping malls, hundreds of new cities in China stand empty, with hundreds more set to be built by 2030. Between now and then, the country's urban population will leap to over one billion, as the central government kicks its urbanization initiative into overdrive. In the process, traditional social structures are being torn apart, and a rootless, semi-displaced, consumption orientated culture rapidly taking their place. Ghost Cities of China is an enthralling dialogue driven, on-location search for an understanding of China's new cities and the reasons why many currently stand empty.

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