The Fragmented Politics of Urban Preservation：Beijing, Chicago, and Paris
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- 出版社 Univ Of Minnesota Press
- 出版时间 2013年8月
- ISBN 9780816683697
内容简介
Whileurbanpreservationisalmostasoldascitiesthemselves,ithasbecomeincreasinglycontroversialinmoderncities.Inthisbook,YueZhangpresentsacross-nationalcomparativeanalysisofthepoliticsofurbanpreservation.Basedoncomprehensivearchivalresearchandmorethantwohundredin-depthinterviewsinBeijing,Chicago,andParis,Zhangfindsthaturbanpreservationprovidesatoolfordiversepoliticalandsocialactorstoframetheirpropositionsandadvancetheirfavoredcoursesofaction.IncitiesfromWesttoEast,divergentpoliticalandeconomicinterestshavecausedurbanpreservationtobecomecontested.Exploringthreeoftheworld’sgreatcities,Zhangdeftlynavigatesreadersthrougheachcasestudy,illustratingthecomplexitiesofthepoliticsofurbanpreservationineachcity.InBeijing,urbanpreservationwasintegraltopromotingeconomicgrowthandenhancingthecity’simageduringthelead-uptothe2008Olympics;inChicago,itisusedtoincreasepropertyvaluesandrevitalizeneighborhoods;andinParis,itoffersachannelfornationalandmunicipalgovernmentstocompeteforcontroloverurbanspace.Althoughurbanpreservationservesvariouspurposesinthesecities,Zhangexplainshowdifferenttypesofpoliticalfragmentationhaveaffectedtheimplementationofpreservationinitiativesinpredictableways,thusgeneratingdistinctpatternsofurbanpreservation.Acomparativeurbanpoliticsstudyofunusualbreadth,TheFragmentedPoliticsofUrbanPreservationgivesusinsightintothecomplexpolicyprocessofurbanpreservationthroughwhichpoliticalinstitutionsareintertwinedwithinterestsandinclinations,fundamentallyshapingthedirectionofurbandevelopment,thephysicalformsofcities,andthelivesofcitizens.
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