Monthly Archives: April 2011
Fears About a China Housing Crash Overstated
Consensus among international media is that China’s economy is heading for an imminent and disastrous crash due to its inflatedView full post »
Land Reclamation and the Future of Hong Kong
Land reclamation is a controversial approach to urban planning wherever water-bound cities are land-strapped for new development. In theView full post »
Shifting Real Estate Development Priorities
Last week I had a chance to chat with Russell Flannery, the Shanghai bureau chief for Forbes magazine, at a conference I spoke at inView full post »
How China’s Megacities Have Avoided Problems of Other Developing Cities
Urbanist media can’t seem to get enough of the megacity these days. Much of the commentary surrounding this topic is disconcertinglyView full post »