Urbanization and Locality : Strengthening Identity and Sustainability by Site-Specific Planning and Design

Based on a discussion of conflicts in the urbanization process, this book provides theoretical and practical solutions for the preservation and development of urban localities. On the basis of informative case studies, it reveals the similarities and unique aspects of urbanization in Germany and China. The process of urban growth and the future trend of locality and urbanization are also examined. The book gathers contributions from architects, landscape designers, environmental engineers, urban planners and geographers, who analyze urban issues from their individual perspectives and provide methods for preserving and developing urban localities. As such, it expresses responses to urban development trends against the backdrop of sustainability in the 21st century. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Dynamics of Locality: Inspirations for Designing Large-Scale Urbanisation Projects....Pages 3-26 Measurement and Application of Urban Memory Related to Historic Areas in Beijing....Pages 27-54 New Urbanization and Land Use in China....Pages 55-73 Urban Interplay....Pages 75-94 Mountainous Rural Urbanization: Space Integration of Industry and Village....Pages 95-109 Rural Planning in the New Urbanization Process: The Case of Chengdu, China....Pages 111-120 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 Integrative Design Computation for Local Resource Effectiveness in Architecture....Pages 123-143 New Characteristics of Medical Architecture Development in China’s New-Type Urbanization....Pages 145-166 Study of Vernacular Dwellings and Settlement Renewal....Pages 167-178 Preservation and Tourism-Oriented Use of Cultural Heritage Streets: Case Study of Lhasa’s Barkhor Street....Pages 179-185 Sustainable Tourism-Oriented Conservation and Improvement of Historical Villages in the Urbanization Process: A Case Study of Nan’anyang Village, Shanxi Province, China....Pages 187-203 The Disappearing Historical Hutongs: Key Issues in Preserving Locality in Old Beijing....Pages 205-214 Restructuring the Urban Landscape: A “Critical Reconstruction” of Permanent Structures in Historic Cultural and Urban Landscapes....Pages 215-225 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 Providing Urban Ecosystem Services for Human Well-Being: A Comparison of Exemplary Institutional Arrangements in China and Germany....Pages 229-247 Research on IMGESB in Sustainable Building Design Process....Pages 249-266 Locality as Co-production of Common Ground: Urban Interventions by the Academy of a New Gropiusstadt....Pages 267-285 Ecological Plan: City Covered by Green Roofs....Pages 287-300 Urban Formation Based on Environmental Performance Simulation....Pages 301-322 Nature Conservation as Part of a Multifunctional Use of Suburban Landscapes....Pages 323-343 Multi-dimensional Experience of the Rural Landscape in Chinese Organic Farms....Pages 345-357 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 Generic Design Tools to Produce Site-Specific Solutions: Three Projects....Pages 359-384