more on urban villages (with pictures)!

Folks interested in high density living in Shenzhen’s urban villages have been creating some great images about how space works across different scales. Below, a sampling from around the globe. Follow links to reports.

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From Li Zhang’s overview of urban villages, with a focus on Gangxia.

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The Ultratrajectories Project looks at Nantou.

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Danxu also looked at Nantou.

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Richard Sa approaches Pingdi as Active Ground.

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Fu Na and Chris Gee look at Caiwuwei, a postrural village.

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And, of course, from Urbanus (who popularized the expression “urban village”) came a series of proposed interventions into BaishizhouFuxin, Gangxia, and Hubei,

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