Urban redevelopment as multi-scalar planning and contestation: The case of Enning Road project in Guangzhou, China

Habitat International

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 157-165

  Zhang, Chengguo ^a   Li, Xun ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Guangzhou; Heritage; Multi level planning; Scalar politics; Social contestation; Urban redevelopment

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; PLANNING PROCESS; ROAD; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84971665251     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.05.008     Document Type: Article

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