Introducing readers to the far-reaching global orientation that is now taking place in urban China, an international team of contributors examine the impact of globalization on Chinese cities, including the economic, cultural and political impact.

1. Globalization and Chinäs New Urbanism Section 1: Globalization and Urbanization 2. Beyond the Reach of Globalization: Chinäs Border Regions and Cities in Transition 3. Globalization and the Growth of Chinese Cities Section 2: Globalizing Chinese Large Cities 4. Beijing as an `Internationalized Metropolis¿ 5. Local and Social Change in a Globalized City: The Case of Hong Kong 6. Globalizing Macau: The Emotional Costs of Modernity 7. Cross-Boundary Integration of the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong: An Emerging Global City-Region in China 8. New Configuration of Taipei under Globalization Section 3: City Development under Globalization 9. Global Capital and Local Land in Chinäs Urban Real Estate Development 10. Transplanting Cityscapes: Townhouse and Gated Community in Globalization and Housing Commodification 11. A Globalized Golden Ghetto in a Chinese Garden: The Fontainebleau Villas in Shanghai Section 4: Globalization and Urban Political and Economic Implications 12. The Creation of Global-Local Competitive Advantages in Shanghai 13. Globalization and the Growth of New Economic Sectors in the Second-Tier Extended Cities in the Yangtze River Delta 14. Political and Economic Implications of New Public Spaces in Chinese and Asian Global Cities 15. Globalization and Grassroots Practices: Community Development in Contemporary Urban China