04147cam a2200613Ka 4500 ocn746326591 OCoLC 20171116112448.0 m o d cr cn||||||||| 110811s2011 enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781444346800 (electronic bk.) 1444346806 (electronic bk.) 9781444346770 1444346776 9781405192774 (hardback) 1405192771 (hardback) 9781405192767 (paperback) 1405192763 (paperback) AU@ 000049050087 AU@ 000049105287 DEBBG BV043393424 (OCoLC)746326591 (OCoLC)746880015 (OCoLC)966944394 10.1002/9781444346800 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com DG1 eng DG1 OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCA CDX LOA OCLCQ OCLCO EBLCP OCLCQ DEBBG YDX a------ MAIN HT384.A78 W67 2011 307.76095 23 ARC010000 bisacsh Worlding cities : Asian experiments and the art of being global / edited by Ananya Roy and Aihwa Ong. [electronic resource] Chichester ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2011. 1 online resource (xvii, 352 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in urban and social change Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: Worlding Cities, or the Art of being Global / Aihwa Ong -- Modeling. Singapore as Model: Planning Innovations, Knowledge Experts / Chua Beng Huat -- Urban Modeling and Contemporary Technologies of City-Building in China: The Production of Regimes of Green Urbanisms / Lisa Hoffman -- Planning Privatopolis: Representation and Contestation in the Development of Urban Integrated Mega-Projects / Gavin Shatkin -- Ecological Urbanization: Calculating Value in an Age of Global Climate Change / Shannon May -- Inter-Referencing. Retuning a Provincialized Middle Class in Asia's Urban Postmodern: The Case of Hong Kong / Helen F Siu -- Cracks in the Fȧade: Landscapes of Hope and Desire in Dubai / Chad Haines -- Asia in the Mix: Urban form and Global Mobilities : Hong Kong, Vancouver, Dubai / Glen Lowry, Eugene McCann -- Hyperbuilding: Spectacle, Speculation, and the Hyperspace of Sovereignty / Aihwa Ong -- New Solidarities. Part Introduction -- Speculating on the next World City / Michael Goldman -- The Blockade of the World-Class City: Dialectical Images of Indian Urbanism / Ananya Roy -- Rule by Aesthetics: World-Class City Making in Delhi / D Asher Ghertner -- Conclusion: Postcolonial Urbanism: Speed, Hysteria, Mass Dreams. "Worlding Cities" is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of generations, disciplines, and sites of study. Describes the new theoretical framework of 'worlding'. Substantially expands and updates the themes of capital and culture. Includes a unique collection of authors across generations, disciplines, and sites of study. Demonstrates how references to Asian power, success, and hegemony make possible urban development and limit urban politics. Urbanization Asia. Globalization Asia. Globalization. fast (OCoLC)fst00943532 Urbanization. fast (OCoLC)fst01162722 Asia. fast (OCoLC)fst01240495 Electronic books. Roy, Ananya. Ong, Aihwa. Wiley InterScience (Online service) Original 9781405192774 1405192771 9781405192767 1405192763 (DLC) 2011006751 (OCoLC)682895182 Studies in urban and social change. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444346800 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205224 205224