China's changing urban geography: A review of major forces at work

Issues and Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 67-106

  Li, Si Ming ^a,b  

^a Department of Geography ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese cities; New urban poor; Real estate industry; Transformation of urban space; Urban land; Urban middle class

Indexed keywords

EID: 33344465085     PISSN: 10132511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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