{"product_id":"planning-for-growth-fulong-wu-9780415814416","title":"Planning for Growth: Urban and Regional Planning in China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlanning for Growth: Urban and Regional Planning in China \u003c\/em\u003eprovides an overview of the changes in China's planning system, policy, and practices using concrete examples and informative details in language that is accessible enough for the undergraduate but thoroughly grounded in a wealth of research and academic experience to support academics. It is the first accessible text on changing urban and regional planning in China under the process of transition from a centrally planned socialist economy to an emerging market in the world.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFulong Wu, a leading authority on Chinese cities and urban and regional planning, sets up the historical framework of planning in China including its foundation based on the proactive approach to economic growth, the new forms of planning, such as the 'strategic spatial plan' and 'urban cluster plans', that have emerged and stimulated rapid urban expansion and transformed compact Chinese cities into dispersed metropolises. And goes on to explain the new planning practices that began to pay attention to eco-cities, new towns and new development areas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlanning for Growth: Urban and Regional Planning in China\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that planning is not necessarily an 'enemy of growth' and plays an important role in Chinese urbanization and economic growth. On the other hand, it also shows planning's limitations in achieving a more sustainable and just urban future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fulong Wu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415814413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415814416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015","brand":"Fulong Wu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064961413375,"sku":"9780415814416","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43c54a18-71e7-4c83-b00a-29f53d15a577.jpg?v=1768672204","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/planning-for-growth-fulong-wu-9780415814416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}