Local Dynamics of Industrial Upgrading: The Case of the Pearl River Delta in China 9789811542978, 981154297X

Revisiting China's Rural Urbanisation: A Pearl River Delta Region Perspective 1000299961, 9781000299960

This book analyses the urbanisation of rural China in the period of the country’s reform and opening-up based on an inve

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Social Mobilisation in Post-Industrial China: The Case of Rural Urbanisation 1786432587, 9781786432582

In recent years China has experienced intense economic development. Previously a rapidly urbanising industrial economy,

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A Local History of Global Capital: Jute and Peasant Life in the Bengal Delta 0691170231, 9780691170237

Before the advent of synthetic fibers and cargo containers, jute sacks were the preferred packaging material of global t

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Guanxi and Local Green Development in China: The Role of Entrepreneurs and Local Leaders 9780367001971, 9780429400810

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Environmental Pollution of the Pearl River Estuary, China: Status and Impact of Contaminants in a Rapidly Developing Region [1st ed.] 9783662618325, 9783662618349

The Pearl River Estuary (PRE) is the Western name for a very large estuary in southern China that is currently home to a

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OECD integrity review of Mexico City : upgrading the local anti-corruption system. 9789264306530, 9264306536, 9789264306547, 9264306544

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The Global in the Local: A Century of War, Commerce, and Technology in China 0674278380, 9780674278387

The story of globalization in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as experienced by ordinary people in the Chin

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The Fall of DELTA GREEN

It is the 1960s. The stars are coming right. The United States declares war on poverty and sends half a million troops

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The Nature of Disaster in China: The 1931 Yangzi River Flood 1108417779, 9781108417778

In 1931, China suffered a catastrophic flood that claimed millions of lives. This was neither a natural nor human-made d

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Adaptive Reuse of the Industrial Building: A case of Energy Museum in Sanatistanbul, Turkey

Industrial buildings as an example of cultural heritage transforms our cultural identity from past to the present and even for the future. Unfortunately, there are lots of industrial building which lost its function by converting the place to live and identifiable place. This research will clarify the reasons of conserving of the industrial heritage and by classification of international charters which are dealing with industrial heritage will introduce conservation methods for adaptive reuse of industrial buildings. As a case study, the research will focus on Energy Museum in Istanbul. To assess the building based on reusing principals. The study concludes that Energy Museum is one of the successful examples of reuse of the building. It also concludes that less intervention in reusing a building can save the identity of the building. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2017) 1(1), 24-34. https://doi.org/10.25034/1761.1(1)24-34

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