| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 239 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Urbanization in Asia
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Urbanization in Asia.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Peter G. Rowe -- Preface / Aprodicio A. Laquian -- 1. City of Beijing in Historical Perspective -- 2. Planning and Development in Beijing since 1949 -- 3. Residential Development and the Renewal of Derelict Houses -- 4. Organic Renewal in Historic Cities -- 5. Traditional Courtyard Houses and a New Prototype -- 6. Planning and Design of the Ju'er Hutong Project -- 7. Post-Occupancy Evaluation and Lessons from the Planning and Design Experience -- 8. Continuing Debate over Redevelopment -- 9. Future Prospects -- 10. Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, renowned academic, architect, and urban planner Wu Liangyong argues eloquently 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. As the project in the Ju'er Hutong ("Chrysanthemum Lane") neighbourhood shows, it is possible to achieve a balance between ancient values and modern concepts."--Jacket. |
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"Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing presents a fascinating account of Chinese residential design and planning and will interest urban historians, conservationists, planners, and architectural scholars and practitioners."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Urban renewal -- China -- Beijing.
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Urban renewal. |
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China -- Beijing. |
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City planning -- China -- Beijing.
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City planning. |
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Ju'er Hutong (Peking, China)
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Ju'er Hutong (Beijing, China) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wu, Liangyong. Rehabilitating the old city of Beijing. Vancouver : UBC Press, ©1999 (DLC) 99910426 |
| ISBN |
9780774852302 (electronic book) |
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0774852305 (electronic book) |
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0774807261 (bound) |
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9780774807265 (bound) |
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077480727X |
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9780774807272 |
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