China and Europe The Implications of the Rise of China for European Space [Hardcover]

What are the likely long-term implications of this shift to Asia for the cities and regions of Europe? To just wait and see cannot be the response, nor the hope that the attractiveness of Asia will diminish over time and that the economic growth will slow down. Will Europe be able to retain its economic power?

There is a need to think about possible futures for the cities and regions of Europe when industrial production is reduced, when high-tech and bio-tech industries do not compensate for the loss of industrial jobs, when Europes supremacy in financial services is eroding, or even when Chinese capital is investing in Europe to exploit the territorial capital of the old continent.

China and Europe address the challenges for the cities and regions of Europe that may be the consequences of such development trends. Contributions by policy-makers and academic observers will prepare the ground for debating the dimensions economy, knowledge and culture, environment and mobility, quality of life, and governance of this challenge.

Introduction: China and EuropeKlaus R. Kunzmann, Willy Schmid und Martina Schretzenmayr Part A: China: A Challenge for European Policy and Spatial Planning?1. Pathways Towards a New World Order: Chinas Challenge to the European Union John Friedmann  2.The Impact of Chinas Development: Is there a need for changing land use and transport policy in Europe? Herbert Kemming 3.Will China's Thirst for Oil Affect Accessibility and Mobility in the Regions and Cities of Europe? Michael Wegener  4. Fear of the east: How the rise of China is being used to rationalize undemocratic and inappropriate planning in Europe John Lovering  5. China and the Future of European Cities Ivan Turok  6. Chil[