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8%OFFYue Zhang - The Fragmented Politics of Urban Preservation: Beijing, Chicago, and Paris - 9780816683697 - V9780816683697
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The Fragmented Politics of Urban Preservation: Beijing, Chicago, and Paris

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Description for The Fragmented Politics of Urban Preservation: Beijing, Chicago, and Paris Paperback. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 42 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1FPC; 1KBBNC; AMVD; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.

While urban preservation is almost as old as cities themselves, it has become increasingly controversial in modern cities. In this book, Yue Zhang presents a cross-national comparative analysis of the politics of urban preservation. Based on comprehensive archival research and more than two hundred in-depth interviews in Beijing, Chicago, and Paris, Zhang finds that urban preservation provides a tool for diverse political and social actors to frame their propositions and advance their favored courses of action.

In cities from West to East, divergent political and economic interests have caused urban preservation to become contested. Exploring three of the world’s great ... Read more

Although urban preservation serves various purposes in these cities, Zhang explains how different types of political fragmentation have affected the implementation of preservation initiatives in predictable ways, thus generating distinct patterns of urban preservation. A comparative urban politics study of unusual breadth, The Fragmented Politics of Urban Preservation gives us insight into the complex policy process of urban preservation through which political institutions are intertwined with interests and inclinations, fundamentally shaping the direction of urban development, the physical forms of cities, and the lives of citizens.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Globalization & Community Series
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816683697
SKU
V9780816683697
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Yue Zhang
Yue Zhang is assistant professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Reviews for The Fragmented Politics of Urban Preservation: Beijing, Chicago, and Paris
Yue Zhang vividly captures the inherently political nature of urban historic preservation by comparing the complex process by which political actors use government to transform and protect the urban landscape in Beijing, Chicago, and Paris. The Fragmented Politics of Urban Preservation is exceptionally well written, lively, and careful in its analysis. It highlights how the structure of urban governance powerfully ... Read more

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