Casual city

Author: Xu Minghong
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The "Postmodern City Series" is a research concept proposed in response to the changes occurring in contemporary Chinese cities. When I first proposed this idea, I received support from Ms. Xu Jin of Southeast University Press, who contributed significant work to this series. The authors of this series are all my doctoral students. While completing their studies, they have strived to compile this series, aiming to provide new ideas and perspectives in the process of urbanization in contemporary China. They hope to make more people aware of the changes happening in our living cities and to guide cities toward sustainable development that benefits humanity.
Table of Contents:
Preface 1
Superreal Cities as Materials in Science Fiction "Horizons" of Imagination
2
Utopian Wisdom Sparks of Imagination
Modern Technology
Technologically Advanced Cities
3
City Landscapes Revisiting the Silent Seasons of the City
4
Writing the History of Cities: People as the Subject of Cities
Challenges of 21st-Century Population Growth on Earth
An Aging Population and Continuously Expanding Numbers
5
The Face of Clothing: Packaging on the Historical Stage
Revolutionary Clothing
Discussions on Clothing Materials
The Role of Function and Color
New Contributions to Describing the Urban Landscape
6
New Culinary Trends
Food as Heaven: Knocking on the Door of Biological Science
Altering God's Work
The Significance of Genetic Modification
Support and Opposition
The Magic Wand of Biologists
Taste Experience
The End of Farmers
7
The Rushing Totem
Unplanned Dependence on Transportation
Demons Running in the Air
What Kind of Fuel Should Tomorrow's Cars Use?
Reason After Passion
Reducing the Number of Cars
8
Achilles' Heel of the Earth
Pandora's Box
Breaking Down Barriers
Prisons of Plague
God's Wrath
Guardians of Health
Awareness of Health
9
Postmodern E-Utopia
Computers, Computers, and the Internet
Changes in Ways of Life
Informationization Ripples
Internet Vitamins
10
The "Mayflower" Heading to Space
Flying Like Birds
Members of the Solar System
Exploring the Copernican System
Future Space Cities
Epilogue
References