{"product_id":"typological-drift-emerging-cities-in-china-paperback","title":"Typological Drift: Emerging Cities in China - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShiqiao Li\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEsther Lorenz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeither derivatives of Western cities nor\u003cbr\u003eisolated from them, Chinese cities in the past four decades are perhaps best\u003cbr\u003ecaptured in their characteristic complexity through a concept in biological\u003cbr\u003eevolution: drift. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike mutation, adaptation, and migration, drift of\u003cbr\u003ephenotypes takes place when chance events terminate some features and allow\u003cbr\u003eother features to flourish. The Chinese culture, structurally divergent from\u003cbr\u003ethe common Indo-European civilizational roots of Western cultures, can be seen\u003cbr\u003eto function as a set of \"chance events\" in the normative processes of urban\u003cbr\u003echange. The consequences of these \"bottlenecks\" of urban evolution are both\u003cbr\u003efascinating and instructive: Chinese cities, when studied with this framework, \u003cbr\u003ebegin to acquire an entirely different order of significance, injecting urban\u003cbr\u003etheory and practice with fresh vigor and insights. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough thirteen case\u003cbr\u003estudies, more than 60 original maps and drawings, and extensive photographic\u003cbr\u003edocumentation, the book reveals how three \"drift triggers\" - ten thousand\u003cbr\u003ethings, figuration, and group action - have altered typological development in\u003cbr\u003eChinese cities in recent decades. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.45 x 6.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768488722720,"sku":"9781951541712","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fe6f578f1b8fc5e78ed9ccaff10a94f6.webp?v=1780330774","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/typological-drift-emerging-cities-in-china-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}