institutions. Shanghai, being regarded as the 'ultimate poster-child for the effects of globalization on cities and regions' by the … BBC (2007), the city is argued as the best candidate for China's global city (Ni 2008, Lin 2004, Wu and Yusuf 2004 … inevitably competing with other cities in China and Asia for the best brains in the world. This paper therefore aims to …

This paper overviews the debate on the relationship between the measures of globalization, economic growth and pace of …

Land efficiency in urban China is examined, using Tianjin as a case study, from the perspective of agricultural land … greater variation in urban densities (leveraging already high densities in urban China - one-third the global median), less … broad-brush agricultural land conservation policies, higher floor area ratios near rapid transit stations, etc. -- China …

neglect in understanding the way contemporary living takes place and how it is changing under processes of globalization …

mechanisms of economic and cultural globalization, promoted tourism as a source of revenue while striving to find alternatives to …