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Hot air Shougang? Challenging the spectacle of Beijing’s ‘sustainable’ Olympic venues

Hot air Shougang? Challenging the spectacle of Beijing’s ‘sustainable’ Olympic venues

Feb 12, 2023 — 0 Comments

‘It takes two to tango’: How China snatched a port and (part of) a city from Sri Lanka

Asian urbanism, Mega events, Mega projects, Speculative urbanism, State capitalism, Urban politics

‘It takes two to tango’: How China snatched a port and (part of) a city from Sri Lanka

Jan 13, 2020 — 1 Comment

Good but for whom? The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and its real losers

Good but for whom? The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and its real losers

Jul 16, 2018 — 0 Comments

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