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Neo‐urbanism in the making under China’s market transition

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This paper describes the rise of 'urbanism’ in China. Following Louis Wirth, urbanism here refers to a way of life characterized by anonymous, heterogeneous and diverse social relations. In contrast to the lack of urbanism in Mao’s era, urbanism is being promoted under China’s market transition. We critically examine how urbanism is used as a new accumulation strategy, or 'urbanization‐as‐accumulation’. Monotonic urban landscapes are thus transformed into exotic and transplanted mosaics. We illustrate this with the example of the 'neo‐urbanism residence’ as a suburbia for the affluent in China. This 'accumulation through transforming the built environment’ echoes the recent 'urban renaissance’ in the West.

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  • Fulong Wu, 2009. "Neo‐urbanism in the making under China’s market transition," City, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(4), pages 418-431, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cityxx:v:13:y:2009:i:4:p:418-431
    DOI: 10.1080/13604810903298474
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    1. Tim Simpson, 2014. "Macau Metropolis and Mental Life: Interior Urbanism and the Chinese Imaginary," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(3), pages 823-842, May.
    2. Yanpeng Jiang & Paul Waley & Sara Gonzalez, 2016. "Shanghai swings: The Hongqiao project and competitive urbanism in the Yangtze River Delta," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 48(10), pages 1928-1947, October.

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