Global Shanghai Remade

<p>Examining the rise of Pudong and its role in re-creating Shanghai as a global city <i>Global Shanghai Remade </i>utilises this important case study to shed light on contemporary globalisation and China’s integration with the world since the late 20th century. </p><p>Unpacking the rise of Pudong in the context of Deng Xiaoping’s nation-building agenda this book explores the development of the district from its earliest planning into a global city centre through multiple perspectives. In doing so it explores the role of key decision-makers and actors the strategic planning process the approaches to urban development and some of the iconic projects that define the rise of Pudong Shanghai and China itself. A timely volume for the 30th anniversary of China’s strategy of ‘developing and opening Pudong’ it combines the analyses and findings from these perspectives into a framework for a broader understanding of city-making with Chinese characteristics. </p><p>The first study of its kind providing a comprehensive and systematic examination of Pudong this book will be useful for students and scholars of urban planning and design as well as Chinese Studies and Development Studies more generally. </p>