The Concrete Dragon

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ISBN: 9781568986272
English edition
Princeton Architectural Press
Hardcover, 336 pages
15,2 x 22,9 cm
black & white
June 2008
€26,60 (excl. VAT)

The Concrete Dragon

China's Urban Revolution and What it Means for the World

Thomas J. Campanella

The Concrete Dragon: China's Urban Revolution and What it Means for the World surveys the driving forces behind the great Chinese building boom, traces the historical precedents and global flows of ideas and information that are fusing to create a bold new Chinese cityscape, and considers the social and environmental impacts of China's urban future. The Concrete Dragon provides a critical overview of contemporary Chinese urbanization in light of both China’s past as well as earlier episodes of rapid urban development elsewhere in the world – especially that of the United States, a nation that itself once set global records for the speed and scale of its urban ambitions.