The evolving law of disputed relocation: Constructing inner-city renewal practices in Shanghai, 1990-2005

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 350-364

  Shih, Mi ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inner city renewal; Law; Property development; Relocation; Shanghai

Indexed keywords

INNER CITY AREA; LAND MARKET; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MODERNIZATION; RELOCATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN RENEWAL;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CITY PLANNING; CIVIL RIGHTS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; HISTORY; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MIGRATION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; CITY PLANNING; CIVIL RIGHTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; JURISPRUDENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RENEWAL; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 77954199168     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00895.x     Document Type: Article

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