Border Ecologies

Joshua Bolchover; Peter Hasdell

Published by Birkhäuser 2016

Border Ecologies

Hong Kong's Mainland Frontier

Joshua Bolchover and Peter Hasdell

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035602845

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Borderland Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s border with Shenzhen is dissolving. By 2047, the border will likely not exist. Integration with the Mainland will remove distinctions created by the "One Country Two Systems" policy. The uncertainty surrounding what will happen has created anxiety relating to law, identity, freedom of speech, and voting rights. Caught in this debate is the Frontier Closed Area, a 1951 undeveloped buffer zone of estuaries, fish farms, forests, villages and military posts. In contrast, Shenzhen, has exploded into a metropolis of 15 million plus.

The book explores this unique border ecology. Design strategies inserted within this ecology promote alternate forms of development. The example widens the discourse on borders to raise critical issues that impact the contemporary city.

Borderland regions as an urban planning challenge
Metropolis Shenzhen and its integration in the surrounding area
Innovative design strategies for big scale planning

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Joshua Bolchover, Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong;

Peter Hasdell, Associate Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	6
Introduction
Border Ecologies Joshua Bolchover Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Timeline Matthew Hung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
Shen Kong: Cui Bono? Mary Ann O’Donnell and Viola Yan Wan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
The Frontier Closed Area Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Tactics
Tactical Framework Peter Hasdell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Enclaves and Codependency Joshua Bolchover Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Inbetweeners Joshua Bolchover Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Interstitial Infrastructure Joshua Bolchover Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Scarred Landscapes Joshua Bolchover Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Invisible Exchange Peter Hasdell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Village Alliances Peter Hasdell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Conclusion
Micro-Tactics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
Micro-Borders Joshua Bolchover and Peter Hasdell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Urban planners, architects, decision makers in urban planning
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 120
- Coloured Tables: 150
Keywords: Urbanism; Hong Kong

eBook

Published: December 19, 2016
ISBN: 9783035602845