{"product_id":"9781032716671","title":"China’s New Geography Landscape Transformation Under Demographic, Economic and Technological Disruption","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina’s New Geography\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLandscape Transformation Under Demographic, Economic and Technological Disruption\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDouglas Webster | Jianming Cai | Larissa Muller | Feifei Zhang\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ Urban \u0026amp; Land Use Planning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores China’s spatial future through 2060, a future which will be dramatically different from both the Opening Up period starting in 1979, when the rules of landscape building were rewritten, and the Factory of the World era following China’s 2001 World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. Drawing on decades of participation in China’s spatial transformation, the authors explore the country’s future landscape by analyzing the intersecting forces of demographic, societal, economic, policy, and technological change. They examine a rapidly changing context shaped by population decline, the pursuit of global technological leadership, and changing lifestyles and consumption patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book addresses pressing questions: How will China’s hollowing out rural landscapes be transformed as new economic nodes emerge based on alternative energy production, digitally enabled agriculture, ecological restoration, and amenity development? As urbanization level peaks at 85% and China’s urban population declines by at least 125 million between 2030 and 2060, how will the national urban system be reshaped? Which urban clusters will emerge as new “Silicon Valleys”? Which will be caught in negative rust belt cycles? And as urban outward expansion and physical development slow dramatically, how will technological change, shifting social expectations, and new mobility and production systems reshape China’s built landscape? This will be a useful resource for designers, investors, developers, and all those interested in better understanding China’s emerging new geography and landscape, as well as for students and academics across a range of disciplines, including urban and regional planning, landscape architecture, geography, and Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Webster\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University, a thought leader on understanding and shaping China’s economic geography, has worked throughout China since 1990. He applies strategic thinking, from the city building to macro policy scale, to Asia's ongoing extensive spatial repatterning. He holds a PhD from UC Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJianming Cai\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a preeminent scholar of Chinese regional development. Since the Opening Up, he has significantly influenced rural development and urban policy through his academic leadership and high-level advice to Chinese and international organizations. He holds a PhD from the University of Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarissa Muller\u003c\/b\u003e has three decades of experience in Chinese spatial development as Senior Partner in Asiaurb and former Head of the University of Calgary Planning Program. She works on shaping spatial systems to support high-performing economies, with a focus on high-tech regions. She holds a doctorate from UC Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeifei Zhang \u003c\/b\u003eis based at Northern Arizona University. Her research and consulting portfolio focuses on the effectiveness of green initiatives in China, from a built environment-ecological systems interaction perspective. A former Research Fellow in the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and EU Erasmus Mundus Scholar, she holds a PhD from Arizona State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781032716671\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e268\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63772868018316,"sku":"9781032716671","price":54.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781032716671","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}