Shiqiao Li

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Typological Drift: Emerging Cities in ChinaPaperback, 21 December 2021

Typological Drift: Emerging Cities in China
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Part of Series
Next Cities
Print Length
336 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Applied Research & Design
Date Published
21 Dec 2021
ISBN-10
1951541715
ISBN-13
9781951541712

Description

Neither derivatives of Western cities nor
isolated from them, Chinese cities in the past four decades are perhaps best
captured in their characteristic complexity through a concept in biological
evolution: drift.

Unlike mutation, adaptation, and migration, drift of
phenotypes takes place when chance events terminate some features and allow
other features to flourish. The Chinese culture, structurally divergent from
the common Indo-European civilizational roots of Western cultures, can be seen
to function as a set of "chance events" in the normative processes of urban
change. The consequences of these "bottlenecks" of urban evolution are both
fascinating and instructive: Chinese cities, when studied with this framework,
begin to acquire an entirely different order of significance, injecting urban
theory and practice with fresh vigor and insights.

Through thirteen case
studies, more than 60 original maps and drawings, and extensive photographic
documentation, the book reveals how three "drift triggers" - ten thousand
things, figuration, and group action - have altered typological development in
Chinese cities in recent decades.

Product Details

Authors:
Shiqiao LiEsther Lorenz
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
21 December 2021
Dimensions:
24 x 17.2 x 2.21 cm
Genre:
Urban
ISBN-10:
1951541715
ISBN-13:
9781951541712
Language:
English
Location:
Novato, CA
Pages:
336
Weight:
1179.34 gm

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