Urban Planning and Development in China and Other East Asian Countries

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. East Asian Civilization and Ancient Chinese Philosophy

   • Guanzeng Zhang, Lan Wang

   Pages 1-26

3. Classical Chinese Cities

   • Guanzeng Zhang, Lan Wang

   Pages 27-65

4. Chinese Villages and Classical Gardens

   • Guanzeng Zhang, Lan Wang

   Pages 67-87

5. Urban Construction and Development in EA Countries

   • Guanzeng Zhang, Lan Wang

   Pages 89-115

6. 20th Century Urbanization in China

   • Guanzeng Zhang, Lan Wang

   Pages 117-133

7. Urban Planning and Its Influence on Asian Cities

   • Guanzeng Zhang, Lan Wang

   Pages 135-172

8. Urban Planning in China

   • Guanzeng Zhang, Lan Wang

   Pages 173-207

9. Back Matter

   Pages 209-210

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This book examines urban development and its role in planning in China and other Asian cities. Starting with a substantial narrative on the history, development philosophy, and urban form of ancient Asian cities, it then identifies the characteristics of urban society and different phases of development history. It then discusses urbanization patterns in China with a focus on spatial layout of the city clusters in the Yangtze River Delta since the 20th Century. Lastly, it explores institutional design and the legal system of urban planning in China and other Asian cities. As a textbook for the “Model Course in English” for international students listed by the Ministry of Education in China, it helps international researchers and students to understand urban development and planning in Asian cities. 

• Urban Planning
• Urban Development
• Landscape
• East Asian Cities
• Urban sociology
• Planning System
• Planning Regulation
• landscape/regional and urban planning
• urban geography and urbanism

• College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

  Guanzeng Zhang, Lan Wang

Guanzeng Zhang, born in 1951, PhD, Professor, Urban Planning Department, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. Prof. Zhang was the Guest Professor of International Christian University (Japan), Meiji Gakuin University (Japan), Bauhaus University (Germany) and Visiting Scholar of Cambridge University (Britain). He has published dozens of works and research papers related to urban history and urban planning.


Lan Wang, PhD, Associate Professor, Urban Planning Department, University of Tongji, Shanghai, China. Prof. Wang holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Urban Planning and Design from Tongji University. She attended University of Chicago at Illinois for her PhD in Urban Planning and Policy. Prof. Wang has conducted comparative studies on urban planning and development of globalizing cities in China, India, and the United States, with a focus on urban regeneration and new town development. Her current research interest extends to healthy city planning. With her expertise, Prof. Wang has served as a Senior Urban Development Specialist for Asian Development Bank (ADB) and an Urban Regeneration Consultant for World Bank.

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