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ICCASU 2015 Video, PPTs and photos are now online in Chinese, English and French
Publication date: Tue 5 Jul 2016
Document type: Presentation
Video, PPTs and photos are now online from the 2015 International Conference on Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization: A Canadian and International Perspective (ICCASU). The conference took...
African cities are starting to look eerily like Chinese ones
Publication date: Sun 16 Aug 2015
Document type: Article
It’s easy to see China’s footprint in Africa. On the outskirts of Nairobi, a new highway built by a Chinese firm is crowded with bumper-to-bumper traffic, many of the cars set on tires imported from...
Navigating Ethnic Identity in Neighborhoods of Difference in Urumqi, China
Publication date: Mon 29 Jun 2015
Document type: Presentation
Thesis defense: "Navigating Ethnic Identity in Neighborhoods of Difference in Urumqi, China" by Leah Weiler, MA Candidate, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa...
Chinese investment in residential construction in Africa: The role of ABTs
Publication date: Tue 18 Nov 2014
Document type: Presentation
Dr. Mi Zhou presented on "Chinese investment in residential construction in Africa: The role of ABTs" at the 2014 African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. His...
China, architecture and Ghana's spaces: concrete signs of a soft Chinese imperium?
Publication date: Fri 29 Aug 2014
Document type: Article
Africa’s interaction with China is beginning to be marked tellingly by Chinese architectural inscriptions on the African cityscape which need to be deconstructed. The furore in the African...
The Evolving Spatial Structure of South African Cities: A Reflection on the Influence of Spatial Planning Policies
Publication date: Wed 20 Aug 2014
Document type: Research paper
The need to transform the structure and morphology of South African cities remained high on the policy agenda of all three spheres of government in South Africa since 1994. The influence of a range...
Introduction to the China Lab Guide to Megablock Urbanisms
Publication date: Sun 3 Aug 2014
Document type: Summary report
Superblocks are the basic unit of China’s urban development, but they are also spatial instruments with social, cultural, environmental, and economic implications, operating between the scales of...
Anhui tightens rules covering historic buildings
Publication date: Wed 18 Jun 2014
Document type: Article
Anhui province will create "identity numbers" for local ancient buildings and ban the removal of ancient structures from the province. A government statement released on Wednesday came days after...
Promote new urbanization model
Publication date: Wed 11 Jun 2014
Document type: Article
The economic work conference of the Chinese central government held over the weekend set a new urbanization model as a sustainable driving force for China's economic growth, according to Beijing News...
Practice in Angola: Kilamba Kiaxi Satellite City Project
Publication date: Wed 28 May 2014
PowerPoint presentation by Hong Bo, Assistant President, CITIC Limited and Chairwoman, CITIC Construction, presented at the 6th Global Housing Finance Conference hosted by the World Bank Group held...
Municipal debt market takes big step forward
Publication date: Thu 22 May 2014
Document type: Article
The Chinese Ministry of Finance is allowing ten local governments to directly issue bonds to help fund their projects.
The Resilience of South African Cities a Decade after Local Democracy
Publication date: Sat 26 Apr 2014
Document type: Article
Abstract: Ivan Turok (2014). The Resilience of South African Cities a Decade after Local Democracy. Environment and Planning A, 46(4), pp.749-769. South Africa emerged from a cataclysm two...
Proposed national real estate system gets boost
Publication date: Wed 2 Apr 2014
Document type: Article
China launched a special leading group on Wednesday to accelerate the establishment of a national real estate registration system, according to the Ministry of Land and Resources. Hu Cunzhi, vice-...
Li pledges to rebuild more shantytowns this year
Publication date: Thu 27 Mar 2014
Document type: Article
Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to rebuild more of the country's shantytowns this year as part of planned urbanization and efforts to improve people's living conditions.
Openness urged in property dispute
Publication date: Thu 27 Mar 2014
Document type: Article
Judicial specialists and lawyers suggest that governments provide residents with more transparency in land expropriation procedures and compensation to avoid tragedies such as the one in Pingdu.
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