Abstract
This book begins with Lefebvre’s theory on the production of space, with a localized Shanghai narrative woven throughout all the chapters with a particular focus on the period since the 1980s, during which capitalized production of space has radically altered Shanghai’s socio-geographical landscape, but spatial practices aiming at residential communities are always ongoing. In the last decade, the wind has shifted in the direction of interactive community empowerment practices that are accessible and beneficial to the grassroots.
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Notes
- 1.
Soja [1].
- 2.
Yu and Zou [2].
- 3.
Chen [3].
- 4.
Ibid., p. 49.
- 5.
Lefebvre [4].
- 6.
Wang [17.
Shui-on Group provided seed money to KICG.
- 18.
Interview with the founder of KICG, Mr. L (Interview No. 20170124L).
- 19.
UN-Habitat [10].
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2016. New Urban Agenda: Quito Declaration on Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements for All. p.18. http://habitat3.org/wp-content/uploads/New-Urban-Agenda-GA-Adopted-68th-Plenary-N1646655-E.pdf. Accessed on April 21, 2021.
- 22.
See footnote 5.
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Lefebvre [11].
- 24.
See footnote 10.
- 25.
Ibid., p. 117.
- 26.
See footnote 11.
- 27.
Harvey [12].
- 28.
See footnote 5.
- 29.
Gehl [13].
- 30.
Zukin et al. [14].
- 31.
Quote from the founder of KICG, Mr. Liu’s PPT.
- 32.
Interview record 20160911Z, interview with Ms Z, a resident of the neighborhood next to KICG.
- 33.
Interview record 20170413J, interview with Ms J, a KICG staff.
- 34.
Debord [15].
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Interview record 20160911Z.
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Interview record 20170416L, interview with Ms L, resident of the neighborhood near KICG.
- 37.
Interview record 20170416X, interview with Ms X, resident of the neighborhood near KICG.
- 18.
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Yu, H., Zou, H. (2023). From Space Production to Community Empowerment. In: Shanghai Narrative. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3261-0_11
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