Verdini, G. and Yang, X. 2018. Voices for alternative urban regeneration practices in China: the case of the historic district of Taohuawu. in: Zhou, J. and van Oers, R. (ed.) Operationalising the Historic Urban Landscape – A practitioner’s view Shanghai Tongji University Press. pp. 189-211
| Chapter title | Voices for alternative urban regeneration practices in China: the case of the historic district of Taohuawu |
|---|---|
| Authors | Verdini, G. and Yang, X. |
| Editors | Zhou, J. and van Oers, R. |
| Abstract | Inner city redevelopment studies in China have been mainly focused on the revenue seeking attitude of local governments and private/public developers, as a result of the local finance decentralisation process. Similarly, great attention has been paid to the social costs of such a model, namely the loss of important parts of historic city centres such as the forceful relocation of local inhabitants. However, the increasing number of local protests, in recent years, is assuming the form of a relatively more coordinated opposition to urban transformations, from different sectors of local civil |
| Keywords | Inner city redevelopment; bottom-up protests; Institutional capacity; Participation. |
| Book title | Operationalising the Historic Urban Landscape – A practitioner’s view |
| Page range | 189-211 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Publisher | Tongji University Press |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | Mar 2018 |
| Place of publication | Shanghai |
| ISBN | 9787560877730 |
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