Changing Beijing.

Authors :: Gaubatz, Piper
Source :: Geographical Review. Jan95, Vol. 85 Issue 1, p79. 18p. 4 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart.
Publication Year :: 1995
Abstract: Examines the effects of recent urban planning, of industrial, commercial, and transportation development, and of housing construction on the morphology of the city of Beijing, China. Transformation of Beijing from socialist city of undifferentiated low-rise districts to a high-rise metropolis; Elements of change; Blend of urban-planning ideals with traditional and socialist Chinese urbanism.