James Patterson-Waterston revisits Xining, the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau, and finds that China's plans to bring development to the west of the country are proceeding at such pace that they threaten to marginalise the traders and the ethnic groups that bring so much life to this city.
What do the 'DIY urbanism' movement and homelessness have in common? While DIY urbanism is hailed as a creative force, the homeless are still marginalised in many cities.
Edgar Pieterse's Counter Currents presents a radical project of optimism, bringing into collision the work of architects, planners, and more to explore new possibilities for the city's self-image.
Oli Mould reflects on the tendency for policies that seek to boost a city's ranking on 'creative city' league tables to paper over the people and processes responsible for creativity.
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Whereas urbanists and other social scientists internationally are largely aware of the so-called 'demise' of Tibetan culture in Lhasa and the Tibetan Autonomous Region, the situation in the other frontier provinces has largely been overlooked.
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