Infrastructure and the remaking of Asia

Infrastructure and the remaking of Asia

In the twenty-first century, infrastructure has undergone a seismic shift from West to East. Once concentrated in Europe and North America, global infrastructure production today is focused squarely on Asia. Infrastructure and the Remaking of Asia investigates the deeper implications of that pivot t...

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Otros Autores: Bennett, Mia M., contributor (contributor), Günel, Gökçe, contributor (editor), Hirsh, Max, contributor, Hirsh, Max, editor, Lockrem, Jessica, contributor, Marschall, Tobias, contributor, Mohsin, Anto, contributor, Mostowlansky, Till, contributor, Mostowlansky, Till, editor, Oakes, Tim, contributor, Simpson, Edward, contributor, Stevens, Hallam, contributor, Tang, Dorothy, contributor, Toland, Andrew, contributor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press [2022]
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Infrastructure (Economics) > Political aspects > Asia.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Social aspects > Asia.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Technological innovations > Asia.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009811283206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • I: Materiality
  • 1. Rise of the Sinocene? China as a Geological Agent
  • 2 Geosocial Formations and the Petroleumscaping of Singapore: Underground Landscapes as Infrastructural Territories
  • 3 A Floating Power Plant: Provisional Energy Infrastructure and Afro-Asian Connections
  • II: Territory
  • 4 Peripheral Infrastructure: The Electrification of Indonesia’s Borderlands
  • 5. Local Reservoirs and Chinese Aqueducts: The Politics of Water Security in Hong Kong
  • 6 Teleview and the Aspirations of the Infrastructural State in Singapore
  • III: Networks
  • 7 From Creation City to Infrastructural Urbanism: The Chinese National New Area as an Infrastructure Space
  • 8 Road’s End: Lines and Spaces across a Divided High Asia
  • 9 Motorbike Taxi Drivers, Ride-Share Apps, and the Modern Streetscape in Vietnam
  • 10 Technical Experts and the Production of China’s Airport Infrastructure
  • Afterword: Infrastructural Futures
  • Contributors

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