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Author: Bernie Owen Publisher: Hong Kong University Press ISBN: 9789622098473 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 272
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Explains, with the aid of many photographs and specially drawn diagrams and maps, how the geological, biological and agricultural processes slowly produced the natural landscape; and how the rapid expansion of the population had a swift impact and major effect on how the land of Hong Kong looks today.
Author: Bernie Owen Publisher: Hong Kong University Press ISBN: 9789622098473 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 272
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Explains, with the aid of many photographs and specially drawn diagrams and maps, how the geological, biological and agricultural processes slowly produced the natural landscape; and how the rapid expansion of the population had a swift impact and major effect on how the land of Hong Kong looks today.
Author: Caroline Knowles Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226448584 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 286
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In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city’s status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. Hong Kong is a tour of the city’s postcolonial urban landscape, innovatively told through fieldwork and photography. Caroline Knowles and Douglas Harper’s point of entry into Hong Kong is the unusual position of the British expatriates who chose to remain in the city after the transition. Now a relatively insignificant presence, British migrants in Hong Kong have become intimately connected with another small minority group there: immigrants from Southeast Asia. The lives, journeys, and stories of these two groups bring to life a place where the past continues to resonate for all its residents, even as the city hurtles forward into a future marked by transience and transition. By skillfully blending ethnographic and visual approaches, Hong Kong offers a fascinating guide to a city that is at once unique in its recent history and exemplary of our globalized present.
Author: Ken Nicolson Publisher: Hong Kong University Press ISBN: 9622093396 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 125
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Hong Kong’s approach to heritage conservation has focused mainly on saving an old building here and there with little or no regard to its surroundings. Recent public debates challenging proposals to demolish the former Central Government Offices have highlighted this problem and, for the first time, acknowledged that the heritage value of the buildings is enhanced by their contribution to the broader ‘cultural landscape’ of Government Hill. Not all of Hong Kong’s heritage cultural landscapes have been so fortunate. Landscapes Lost and Found illustrates the concept of cultural landscape using wonderful local examples and champions this new approach to interpreting and conserving Hong Kong’s heritage sites more effectively. “Landscapes Lost and Found is an essential reference for conservation professionals and students. Cultural landscape is an important concept that has been recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage category, and the author contextualises the concept with local examples, making it relevant to Hong Kong and other Asian cities.” —Lee Ho Yin, head of the division of architectural conservation programmes, the University of Hong Kong
Author: Adam Frampton Publisher: Oro Editions ISBN: 9781935935322 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 0
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Hong Kong is a city without ground. This is true both physically (built on steep slopes, the city has no ground plane) and culturally (there is no concept of ground). Density obliterates figure-ground in the city, and in turn re-defines public-private spatial relationships. Without a ground, there can be no figure either. In fact, Hong Kong lacks any of the traditional figure-ground relationships that shape urban space: axis, edge, centre, even fabric. 'Cities without ground' explores this condition by mapping three-dimensional circulation networks that join shopping malls, train stations and public transport interchanges, public parks and private lobbies as a series of spatial models and drawings. These networks form a continuous space of variegated environments that serves as a fundamental public resource for the city. The emergence of the shopping malls as spaces of civil society rather than of global capital as grounds of resistance comes as a surprise. This continuous network and the microclimates of temperature, humidity, noise and smell which differentiate it constitute an entirely new form of urban spatial hierarchy. Air particle concentration is both logical and counterintuitive: outdoor air is more polluted, while the air in the higher-end malls is cleaner than air adjacent to lower value retail programs. Train stations, while significantly cooler than bus terminals, have only moderately cleaner air. Boundaries determined by sound or smell (a street of flower vendors or bird keepers, or an artificially perfumed mall) can ultimately provide more substantive spatial boundaries than a ground. While space in the city may be continuous, plumes of temperature differential or air particle intensity demonstrate that environments are far from equal.
Author: Amelie Novak Publisher: via tolino media ISBN: 3759238890 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 60
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Hong Kong stands as a shining testament to the possibilities of economic transformation, having evolved from a modest trading post into one of the world's leading financial centers. "Hong Kong: From Trading Post to Financial Powerhouse" offers an in-depth exploration of this remarkable journey, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of the factors that underpin Hong Kong's economic success. Tracing the Path of Rapid Economic Growth: Embark on a historical voyage through Hong Kong’s economic evolution. This book meticulously charts the city’s transformation, highlighting key milestones that have defined its ascent. From its colonial past, when it served as a crucial trading hub, to its post-war economic boom, Hong Kong's trajectory is a compelling tale of resilience and strategic foresight. Major Industries and Their Impact: Dive into the diverse industrial landscape that fuels Hong Kong's economy. The book provides detailed analyses of major industries, including finance, trade, tourism, and logistics. Students will learn how these sectors have evolved and interlinked to create a robust economic framework. Special focus is given to the financial services sector, which has cemented Hong Kong’s status as a global financial center, attracting investments and talents from around the world. Economic Policies Shaping Success: Understand the policies that have driven Hong Kong's economic prosperity. This module delves into the city's laissez-faire economic approach, regulatory environment, and fiscal policies. Students will explore how low taxation, free trade, and minimal government intervention have fostered an entrepreneurial spirit and created a fertile ground for businesses to thrive. Key Factors of Economic Success: Identify the critical factors that contribute to Hong Kong's economic dynamism. The book examines the strategic geographical location of Hong Kong, its world-class infrastructure, and its highly skilled workforce. It also addresses the role of education and innovation in maintaining competitive advantage. Insights into the city’s adaptive strategies in the face of global economic shifts and challenges reveal the multifaceted nature of its success.
Author: Edward Stokes Publisher: Hong Kong University Press ISBN: 9789888028184 Category : Hong Kong (China) Languages : en Pages : 0
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This retrospective by celebrated photographer Edward Stokes presents a telling, evocative portrait of Hong Kong's natural beauty. It captures the airy paths and ridgetop walks from which Hong Kong's most dramatic panoramas can be gained.
Author: Xiaoxuan Lu Publisher: Jovis Verlag ISBN: 9783868596892 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 320
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Enmeshed in Hong Kong's densely woven urban fabric, wedged between its towering mixed-use complexes and perched along its steep hillsides, sits a network of more than 500 miniature public parks comprising the smallest unit of the city's public open space network. Though plentiful, these so-called Sitting-out Areas - referred to locally as 三角屎坑 (literally: a "three-cornered shit pit") - have never been considered in terms of the collective resource they have the potential to be. This book presents a series of critical essays revealing the city's Sitting-out Areas in relation to Hong Kong's planning histories and shifting terrains, while also tracking how these spatial fragments have been shaped by concepts of publicness, accessibility and regulation. The second half of the book presents 44 richly illustrated case studies revealing the variety and idiosyncrasies of Hong Kong's smallest open spaces. Ultimately, the book argues that we can understand the high-density city not only through its buildings, but through the character and potency of its interstitial landscapes.
Author: Cecilia L. Chu Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0429796781 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 271
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In the 1880s, Hong Kong was a booming colonial entrepôt, with many European, especially British, residents living in palatial mansions in the Mid-Levels and at the Peak. But it was also a ruthless migrant city where Chinese workers shared bedspaces in the crowded tenements of Taipingshan. Despite persistent inequality, Hong Kong never ceased to attract different classes of sojourners and immigrants, who strived to advance their social standing by accumulating wealth, especially through land and property speculation. In this engaging and extensively illustrated book, Cecilia L. Chu retells the ‘Hong Kong story’ by tracing the emergence of its ‘speculative landscape’ from the late nineteenth to the early decades of the twentieth century. Through a number of pivotal case studies, she highlights the contradictory logic of colonial urban development: the encouragement of native investment that supported a laissez-faire housing market, versus the imperative to segregate the populations in a hierarchical, colonial spatial order. Crucially, she shows that the production of Hong Kong’s urban landscapes was not a top-down process, but one that evolved through ongoing negotiations between different constituencies with vested interests in property. Further, her study reveals that the built environment was key to generating and attaining individual and collective aspirations in a racially divided, highly unequal, but nevertheless upwardly mobile, modernizing colonial city.
Author: Edward Stokes Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 222
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Follow Edward Stokes on this unforgettable journey across Hong Kong's natural landscape, and learn along the way the story of Hong Kong's environment. By way of photographs and lively narrative the author takes us through Hong Kong's wild placestowering peaks, grassy hills, wooded valleys, and coastal waters - revealing the surprisingly varied life that survives among them. This book documents the dramatic changes to Hong Kong's hills, valleys, and coasts, from their natural origins millions of years ago to the effects of widespread development in the 1990s. The author brings to light the unrelenting natural and man-made challenges to Hong Kong's environment - climatic conditions, population pressure, industrialization, and pollution. He celebrates the present beauty and grandeur of the remaining wild places, and highlights the recent damage wrought by man.
Author: Bernie Owen
Author: Bernie Owen
Author: Caroline Knowles
Author: Ken Nicolson
Author: 香港(中國). 規劃署
Author: Adam Frampton
Author: Amelie Novak
Author: Edward Stokes
Author: Xiaoxuan Lu
Author: Cecilia L. Chu
Author: Edward Stokes