Talking ghost cities and urbanization in China on Skylines, the CityMetric podcast.
Urbanization
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Clearing The Land: Inside China’s Mass Demolitions And Land Grabs
Before new cities can be built the land must first be cleared.
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9 Reasons Why China’s Ghost Cities Are So Empty
During its urbanization boom period, China was producing enough new floorspace to cover Hong Kong two times over each year, so why are there still between 20 and 45 million empty homes across China?
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What Is the Future of China’s Ghost Cities?
China has built hundreds of completely new cities across the country. What is the future of these places?
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Why China Is Building Disposable Cities
The average building in China is expected to last for 35 to 30 years as the obsolescence of consumer goods is applied to urban design. Here’s why.
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How Universities Are Used to Stimulate Growth in China’s Ghost Cities
China often stimulates growth in its new cities and districts with massive university towns.
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Can’t Take a Snapshot of China and Expect it to Remain the Same
A rough rendition of a rant that I gave a reporter of a major financial magazine. May contain some bullshit.
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A Gift From the Sea: On China’s Land Reclamation Free-for-all
China is growing — literally. Each year China grows by the size of Singapore through reclaiming land from the sea.
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The Economic Side of China’s Eco-Cities
Urbanization is an economic movement, and in an age where development is being chastised as a prime source of pollution in China, eco-cities seem to be the answer to keep the money flowing.
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