Globalization and Urban Change Capital, Culture, and Pacific Rim Mega-Projects

by Olds, Kris

• ISBN13: 9780198233619
• ISBN10: 0198233612
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book provides a grounded analysis of globalization and urban change in the late 20th century. Drawing on multi-locale field work, Olds examines the role of two elite transnational cultures--ethnic chinese property developers and modernist architects--in the planning and development of Pacific Rim mega-projects.

Author Biography

Kris Olds is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	xiii
List of Tables	xv
List of Abbreviations	xvi
Introduction: Globalizing Networks, Globalizing Cities	1	(16)
Introduction	2	(4)
Towards a Relational Geography	6	(5)
The Research Focus	11	(3)
An Outline of the Book	14	(3)
Globalization and the Development of Pacific Rim Mega-Projects	17	(19)
Introduction	17	(1)
Globalization	17	(3)
Globalization and the Production of Urban Space: Five Dimensions	20	(8)
Mega-Projects, the Pacific Rim, and New Forms of Urbanity	28	(4)
Global Forces and Local Spaces	32	(2)
Summary	34	(2)
The Social Construction of Global Flows	36	(21)
Introduction	36	(1)
Interrogating the Human Geography of the Global Space of Flows	36	(7)
Theory, Field Work, and the Adoption of a Conceptual Framework	43	(6)
Reformulating and Applying Appadurai's Global Cultural Economy Framework	49	(6)
Summary	55	(2)
Liquid Assets: Producing the Pacific Rim Consumptionscape in Vancouver, Canada	57	(84)
Section 1	57	(1)
Situating the Actors: Hong Kong-Based Chinese Business Systems and Property Development	57	(12)
Section 2	69	(1)
The Historical Context	69	(5)
Vancouver from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s: New Connections, New Outlooks	74	(25)
Redeveloping the North Shore of False Creek	99	(14)
Expanding the Network: Pacific Place and the Redevelopment of the North Shore of False Creek	113	(28)
Liquid Images: Producing the Global Finanscape in Shanghai, China	141	(99)
Section 1	141	(1)
Situating the Actors: The Global Intelligence Corps, Architecture, and Property Development	141	(16)
Section 2	157	(1)
The Historical Context	157	(4)
The Reform Era: Connecting China to Global Flows of Capital and Technology	161	(13)
The Development of Shanghai in the Context of National Reforms	174	(17)
Marching to the World: The Pudong New Area Project	191	(7)
Manhattan in Twenty-First Century Shanghai? Planning for Global Finance in Lujiazui, Pudong	198	(42)
Some Final Thoughts	240	(26)
Summary	240	(6)
Reflections	246	(4)
Appendix
Notes on Methodology	250	(13)
List of Resource Persons and Institutions	263	(3)
References	266	(37)
Index	303