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Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter
http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm
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14 Aug 2001 (HL)
New in IGCS - Geography:
Urban China Research Network
Ed./Corp.: University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY, USA
URL: http://www.albany.edu/chinanet/
Language: English.
Self description: "Established in 1999, the Urban China Research Network is
a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional network of scholars conducting
and supporting research on urbanization in contemporary China. A joint
venture between the Lewis Mumford Center and the Center for Social and
Demographic Analysis (CSDA), this Network is a virtual research center
based in Albany, and extended internationally. Its purpose is to strengthen
contacts and collaboration among international scholars with interests in
urban China. [...] The Urban China Research Network is developing an
archive of [digitized] maps of China's major cities. [...] For two cities,
Shanghai and Tianjin, it will also provide a link to downloadable GIS maps
and information at the subdistrict level. We intend to extend this data
archive to all major cities, one at a time, and we welcome offers of
assistance for any city."
Site contents: (1) About us; (2) Research Activities (Spatial
restructuring, urban planning and politics; Urban Transformation in China
and Reorganization of the State in an Era of Globalization); (3) Data &
Maps (Shanghai subdistrict map, 1990; Tianjin subdistrict map, 1990; China
Map Page; Shanghai/Tianjin survey data, 1993); (4) Small Grant Program; (5)
Links (China Research Centers; News and Announcements; Book and Journal
Reviews).
Resource suggested via Asian Studies WWW Monitor (09 Aug 2001) by John
Logan, Urban China Research Network, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany,
NY, USA.
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Hanno Lecher
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Librarian
Institute of Chinese Studies, Heidelberg University
Akademiestr. 4-8, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Tel.: (+49-6221) 54 76 34 Fax: (+49-6221) 54 76 39
http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/
Editor
China WWW Virtual Library: Internet Guide for Chinese Studies
http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/
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