Governing the Urban in China and India - Land Grabs, Slum Clearance, and the War on Air Pollution

Info autore

Xuefei Ren is associate professor of sociology and global urban studies at Michigan State University. She is the author of Building Globalization and Urban China.

Riassunto

An in-depth look at the distinctly different ways that China and India govern their cities and how this impacts their residentsUrbanization is rapidly overtaking China and India, the two most populous countries in the world. One-sixth of humanity now lives in either a Chinese or Indian city. This transformation has unleashed enormous pressures

Testo aggiuntivo

"This ambitious book will be of interest to all scholars of urban politics.—Zachary Levenson, Contemporary Sociology
"---Zachary Levenson, Contemporary Sociology

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Xuefei Ren, Ren Xuefei
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780691203409
• ISBN: 978-0-691-20340-9
• Pagine: 208
• Serie: Princeton Studies in Contemporary China
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; China, Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, India, Urban & municipal planning, Pollution & threats to the environment, Environmental Management, Social impact of environmental issues, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Pollution and threats to the environment