My apologies for the long delay on updating this blog. My most recent NewGeography article about China, Distilling China's Development, received a great deal of positive feedback and encouragement from readers to write more about China's urban development. Given that there appears to be a strong demand for information and analysis about the current state of affairs (and also because I currently live over here), I opted to create a new blog focusing specifically on China-related urban issues.
The new blog,China Urban Development Blog, will cover all issues related to urban development in China, including, but not limited to: the housing market, transportation infrastructure, architecture, historic preservation, social issues and macroeconomic development. In addition, special attention will be paid to China's 2nd and 3rd tier cities, which are currently in the throes of massive change, following on the heels of development in Beijing and Shanghai which were first to initiate large-scale urban reforms.
I will continue to maintain this blog as more of a personal channel through which to discuss architecture and urbanism issues that are non-China related. Although expatriated, as an American I still take a very great interest in the issues facing urban development in the Unites States. China and the U.S. have a lot to learn from each other, despite their very different histories and cultures. My aim is to strike a balance, find common ground, and come to conclusions that will ultimately help both prosper and build successful cities for the 21st Century.
