Emergent Urbanism

Rediscovering Urban Complexity

China

An empty city for sale

Submitted by Mathieu Helie on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 17:38, last updated Mon, 09/05/2011 - 21:47

If we needed any further confirmation that China is the champion builder of sprawl in this decade (sorry America, you don't even come close against things like Dubai Marina), this reporter traveled to an entire city built by developers in Inner Mongolia, that, it turns out, no one wants to move to because there is no economy there, as compared to the traditional city down the road.

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Poundbury in China

Submitted by Mathieu Helie on Sun, 09/20/2009 - 14:40, last updated Sun, 11/06/2011 - 01:17

Thames Town in Songjiang New City, Shanghai.

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