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How the city moved to Mr. Sun

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In de komende twintig jaar verhuizen zo'n 300 miljoen Chinese dorpelingen naar de stad, waar ze de grootste stedelijke samenleving vormen die de wereld ooit heeft gezien. Kleine steden in Centraal- en West-China transformeren zich in razend tempo tot gigantische metropolen met miljoenen inwoners. Hoewel ze in omvang concurreren met wereldsteden als Rio de Janeiro, Londen en Moskou voorbijstreven, zijn ze nog vrijwel onbekend in de rest van de wereld. How the City moved to Mr Sun werpt licht op deze onbeschreven megasteden in het hart van China. Het legt een meedogenloze logica bloot die achter de groei schuilgaat en beschrijft tot in detail de mensen die worden meegezogen in een almaar voortdenderend proces: boeren die hun huizen afbreken om hun eigen wolkenkrabbers te bouwen, die op hun beurt weer worden gesloopt door stadsbestuurders onder het mom van de vooruitgang. Architecten, die klagen dat de steden sneller groeien dan zij ze kunnen ontwerpen. En Chinese officials, die opmerkelijk openhartig zijn over de schaduwzijden van het succes.
Vlot geschreven, scherp analytisch en met menselijke verhalen uit het moderne stedelijk leven, tart het boek de bestaande vooroordelen over de Chinese samenleving en werpt de vraag op of China haar triomftocht van baksteen en beton kan omvormen tot een model dat de wereld zal veroveren.

Genre: Urbanization, China
Format: Paperback
Published: 2011
Pages: 319
Publisher: SUN architecture Publishers
ISBN: 9789085068785

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