In this Book
- At Home with Density
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
Through qualitative interviews with long-term residents of public housing, this book explores residents' experience of high-density space. It traces the development of Hong Kong housing forms and analyses how people's expectations of domestic space have been affected by social mobility and shifting cultural values of space, lifestyle, and design.
Table of Contents
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- SERIES FOREWORD
- pp. ix-x
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- pp. xv-xvi
- 1. SENSIBILITIES OF SPACE
- pp. 11-47
- 2. HONG KONG HABITUS
- pp. 49-67
- 3. SPEAKING OF PROCESS
- pp. 69-82
- 4. SPATIAL CONCEPTS
- pp. 83-115
- 5. 'We Are Chinese'
- pp. 117-131
- 6. LIVING AT HOME
- pp. 133-144
- 7. CONSUMPTION
- pp. 145-166
- 8. HOME MATTERS
- pp. 167-191
- CONCLUSION
- pp. 193-199
- REFERENCES
- pp. 225-239
Additional Information
ISBN
9789882200319
Related ISBN(s)
9789622096011
MARC Record
OCLC
642685829
Pages
264
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No