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Urban Marginality in Hong Kong's Global Diaspora de Hee Sun Choi

Urban Marginality in Hong Kong's Global Diaspora

Autor Hee Sun Choi
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 feb 2019
This book aims to examine the characteristics, roles and social values of public spaces in the globalized territory of Hong Kong. Choi focuses on the usage of public space by marginalised communities, particularly the foreign domestic helpers of Hong Kong. By examining their weekly social and political activities across a range of public spaces in the city, Choi addresses the influence of the marginalized on the wider community and built environment of this advanced capitalist society. 
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ISBN-13: 9783030046415
ISBN-10: 3030046419
Pagini: 156
Ilustrații: XIII, 155 p. 130 illus., 117 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Pivot
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1. New spaces of Urban Marginality within the global diaspora of Hong Kong: Introduction.- 2. The Quality of life for the Urban Marginality in Hong Kong.- 3. Can the social life of small urban spaces benefit the urban marginalities.- 4. Sense of place and sense of self; place identity and body politics on the pavements of Hong Kong.- 5. The tangible and intangible challenges in linking the marginal with the central: 'all together for a street event'.- 6. Conclusion.

Notă biografică

Hee Sun Choi is Lecturer of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture at Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong, and Founding Partner, Choi-Comer Asia Architecture and Urban Design, Hong Kong.

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This book aims to examine the characteristics, roles and social values of public spaces in the globalized territory of Hong Kong. Choi focuses on the usage of public space by marginalised communities, particularly the foreign domestic helpers of Hong Kong. By examining their weekly social and political activities across a range of public spaces in the city, Choi addresses the influence of the marginalized on the wider community and built environment of this advanced capitalist society.  

Caracteristici

Seeks to understand how public space can be operationalized by individuals from different groups by analyzing the use of four selected public spaces in Hong Kong Closely examines how marginalized groups interact with public spaces Employs a participatory design methodology in ethnographic field work in order to assess social issues in a complex urban environment