Decades of revolution and turmoil in China, along with unprecedented economic growth since the early 1990s have had disastrous consequences for Beijing. Chronic overcrowding, inadequate sewage and garbage disposal, insufficient water supply, traffic congestion, and pollution are among the problems t...

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1. Verfasser:	Wu, Liangyong (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Vancouver UBC Press 1999
Schriftenreihe:	Urbanization in Asia
Schlagworte:	Stadtplanung Stadtsanierung Altstadt Peking
Zusammenfassung:	Decades of revolution and turmoil in China, along with unprecedented economic growth since the early 1990s have had disastrous consequences for Beijing. Chronic overcrowding, inadequate sewage and garbage disposal, insufficient water supply, traffic congestion, and pollution are among the problems that today are reaching crisis proportions in Beijing. The author argues for 'organic renewal," in which the drive to raze the old city and build a new one is tempered by a respect for local and historical identity. He begins with an account of Beijing's place in the history of Chinese dynastic capital planning. Moving from grand spatial and temporal scales down to the human scale, he considers planning in Beijing since the 1949 revolution, the problem of renewing the city's aging neighbourhoods, the special qualities of its vernacular urban fabric and courtyard houses, and finally the detailed design and development of Ju'er Hutong. (adapté du résumé de l'éditeur).
Beschreibung:	XXIII, 239 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:	0774807261