Public engagement as a tool of hegemony: The case of designing the new central harbourfront in Hong Kong

Critical Sociology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-106

  Tang, Wing Shing ^a   Lee, Joanna Wai Ying ^b   Ng, Mee Kam ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

harbourfront planning; hegemony; Hong Kong; Lefebvre; public engagement; technical rationality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862931561     PISSN: 08969205     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0896920511408363     Document Type: Article

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