What do we mean by Ghost cities in China? How do they form and do they represent the excesses of urban development?

Effects of Daoism on Contemporary Chinese Architecture

The assessment is divided into the following:

Essay 1 100% 2, 500 word assessment – the assessment will ask students to apply a theory they have learnt through the lectures and reading tasks to one of the case studies within the workshops.

What do we mean by Ghost cities in China? How do they form and do they represent the excesses of urban development?

What is the Hukou system in China? Evaluate the system and how does it affect people’s life chances?

What do we mean by urban villages in China? What are their positive and negative qualities?

Scholars have discussed the increasing migration of people to China’s cities. Indeed, some academics have contended that by 2030, China’s cities will be home to 1 billion people. In your own words, please examine the issues that town planners and urban officials will face.

Write an essay that unpacks and critically engages with one of the contemporary planning, architectural or urban development issues explored in the module. You might for example explore issues in and around urban development, demolition, conservation, urban history, urban migration, urban violence, urban villages, shifts in Chinese living and the problems associated with modern Chinese life.