Spatial Expansion of Development Zones and Urban Spatial Restructuring: A Case Study on Suzhou, Wuxi, and Changzhou

As we know, the rapid development of the development zones has changed both the structure of the urban economy and the spatial form of the city. The regional expansion and restructuring caused by     

Editor's Note

正In the past forty years after the reform and opening-up, China's rapid urbanization mainly demonstrated a traditional development mode that is characterized by a continuous urban expansion in terms of both demographic growth and spatial development. It is also called as the urbanization of land because of the remarkable representation in physical environment by the construction of hundreds and thousands of new cities, new towns, new urban areas, and new     

Shanghai Phenomenon:From Design Studios toArchitectural Firms

1. Prerequisites for the existence and development of Design Firms.1) The PolicyThere has been a rapid expansion of the private sector economy inChina in the last decade. Government policy has been consistentlyaimed at the development of this sector.Among professional practices under the purview of the Ministry ofConstruction, the number of private sector firms has increased from17.6% in 1999 1to 28.8% in 2001. 2 79 architectural firms had been that approved by the Ministry ofConstruction …     

Some Thoughts on the Across-the-Century Urban Development Strategy for the Coastal Region in China

After the reform and open-door policy.the economyin the coastal region of China has experienced great develop-ment and the urban space undergone a rapid expansion.The agglomeration of cities in the economically more devel-oped region has been amazing too.The investment environ-ment in the special economic zones and open cities of thecoastal region has been greatly improved,of which the mostdistinct areas are the Pearl Delta Area,the Yangtze DeltaArea,Jing-Jin-Tang Region and the middle and southernpart of Liaoning province. The so-called coastal region stretches from Liaoningto Guangxi and Hainan,including 12 provinces,autono-     

黄氏插件家（英文）

<正>The Shangwei Plugin Houses are renovated houses that are hundreds of years old,left vacant and in ruins for decades as Shangwei Village suffered from heavy disinvestment.The rapid urban expansion of nearby Shenzhen engulfed villages like Shangwei,turning them into urban villages,or rural islands surrounded by a sea of new development.Half of the properties in Shangwei lay abandoned as villagers fled in search of higher standards of living in neighboring areas.The local government,the Shangwei Village Cooperative,was interested in exploring creative ways to     

Characteristics and Causes of the Spatial Evolution of Urban Villages:A Case Study of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone

Studies on the renovation and governance of urban villages have become the interest of human geography since the 1990s.However up to now,there is little literature focusing on the development patterns and dynamic mechanism of the spatial evolution of urban villages based on the theoretical system of urban spatial structure,and there are few scholars doing analyses on the relationship between urban villages and general urban areas in terms of spatial development.In this paper,Shenzhen,the most representative city of China in terms of urban village development,is taken as a case for exploring the characteristics and modes of the spatial evolution of urban villages.With census data of urban village construction in 1999 and 2004 in terms of built-up area,floor area,and construction intensity,the spatial and temporal evolution of the 91 administrative urban villages in the original Shenzhen Special Economic Zone have been analyzed in comparison with that of Shenzhen’s general urban areas.It is indicated that the spatial evolution of urban villages matches with the general rules of the spatial development of general urban areas in three aspects.First,land expansion is the most remarkable mode of spatial evolution in the early stage of development;second,in the period of rapid development,there is the obvious tendency of "distance-decay" in terms of construction intensity accompanied by some anomalous fluctuations at certain points;third,renewal and redevelopment are carried out gradually in the mature stage of development.However,because of historical and institutional restrictions,the spatial evolution of urban villages shows its unique characteristics in the aspects of original spatial distribution and spatial expansion mode in the period of rapid development,etc.The outcomes of this study would help not only enrich the theoretical study on the evolution mode of urban spatial structure,but also strengthen the administration over urban villages,in particular with the suggestions that the spatial evolution of urban villages as a type of urban space should not be the same as that of general urban areas and its unique characteristics should not be ignored;specific rules should be set up to guide the rational spatial evolution of urban villages according to the economic development of the city,as well as the housing demands of various kinds of residents.     

Citizens'''' Psychology_Another Important Factor in Urban Space Expansion

Starting from analyzing the conflicts between urban space expansion and citizens'psychology, this article explores the master-object relationship of urban space utilization.The author especially analyzes the citizens’ psychological reaction under the current situa-tion and indicates that the citizen's psychological reaction on urban space expansion is al-so an important factor in decision-making for space expansion.     

辽西中生代火山喷发旋回划分与地质意义

With the rapid development of the tourism market in mainland China and the quick expansion of tourism in the rural and village region (alternatively called rural area or RA or village area of China or VAC for short), more and more attention has been jetted into this field at the same time, and it also attracts the attention from the government and raises the interests of experts and scholars. In this paper, the recent definition of tourism in the rural and village region(alternatively called rural area or RA or village area of China or VAC for short) is given out, and tourism in the rural and village region(alternatively called rural area or RA or village area of China or VAC for short) development is also the main concern, the analysis of the development of tourism in the rural and village region(alternatively called rural area or RA or village area of China or VAC for short), tourism in the rural and village region (alternatively named as rural area in China or called RAC for short) development programs and measures for analysis.     

Financing Rail Rapid Transit System: A Comparison Between Chicago and Shanghai

Detailed financial information of a rail rapid line project is often unavailable to the general public until a project has been completed for a couple of years and even for decades. This is especially true in the Chinese context. Based on available information, this paper compares four aspects of the financing of two rail rapid lines that were built almost simultaneously in Shanghai of China and Chicago of the US. The author finds: first, the central governments had the greatest impact on the capital investment in both lines; second, the formation of transit and financial plans in two cities both involved complicated political processes which were shaped by certain political figures and unforeseeable events; third, in the longer term, it was more expensive to maintain a rail rapid line than to build a new line in both countries; and finally, mainly depending on foreign loans and bonds, Shanghai faced greater challenge in offsetting the financial deficit. But this situation was improved as the Shanghai rail rapid system expanded and matured.     

Relationship Between Distribution of Residents' Travels and Intensity of Mixed Land-use:A Case Study on Central Districts of Guangzhou City

In recent years,the land-use structure of Guangzhou City has greatly changed along with the expansion of city size and the trans-formation of spatial layout,employment market,and real estate market,influencing in consequence the layouts of housing and employment and then the distribution of residents' travels.The study on the relationship between the distribution of residents' travels     

Planning, Investment, Construction and Operation of Rail Transit in Beijing

In Beijing, the rail transit firstly came into existence in the mid 1960s and was officially put into operation for civil use in the early 1980s. It has entered a period of rapid development since 2001, with thanks to the coming of the Olympic Games in 2008, and has been playing a more and more important role in the passenger transport of Beijing since then on, as a key part of the public transportation. Based on a resume on the evolution of rail transit development in Beijing, this paper analyzes the mechanism of policy-making, the mode of investment and financing, the procedure of construction, and the management of operation of rail transit, all of which ensure its rapid development and effective performance.     

The 12^th International Congress on Rock Mechanics will be held in Beijing in 2011

With the rapid economic development of China,a number of large-scale rock engineerings in the area of hydropower,transportation,energy,etc.,have entered a high-speed construction period.     

Glossary

Editor’s Note:During the rapid urbanization of China in the past 30 years,the development of new urban areas and new cities and the renovation of old cities are two key factors.Generally speaking,the urban renewal in China mainly refers to the redevelopment of the industrial areas and the renovation of the residential quarters in the built-up areas of a city.As an     

Views on the Discussions on the Issue of City Features

The issue of city features was putforword after the founding of New China(in 1950s).At that time,discussions weremainly related to architectural style andtype in the city.Since the adoption of the reform policyand with the rapid growth of our socialisteconomy,these has been a lot of progress inthe development of cities.Meanwhile,some     

Editor's Note

<正>During the accelerating urbanization in the past decades,when urban China saw great prosperity in the form of increasing demography,large-scale construction,continuous urban expansion,etc.,the development of rural China remained in relative stagnation,or even drawback in certain aspects,which is represented by the phenomena of shrinking demography,     

Some Issues Concerning the Layout of Beijing City

This article touches uPon the analysis and decisions onthe fOnowing aspects madc hy Beiing city, which centresaround the issues of development layout of tke city whiIe do-ing tbe revisions of the original Master Plan fOr Beiing's De-veIoPment, namely, the three proposals fOr the Iayout of Bei-ing's development; tbe main development axis of the city;The construction and deveIopment of its satellite cities; theimplementation process of the pattern of M scatteredcIusters;" tke expansion of land use fOr clusters in theperipheral areas and so on.     

Glossary

Editor’s Note:When talking about the rapid urbanization of China taking place unprecedentedly in the past decades,due attention should be paid to some unique issues full of Chinese characteristics,which include the development of urban villages.Simply speaking,the urban villages refer to the villages in the rural areas at the     

Study on Spatial Development of Yangtze River Delta Region Since 1980s

The Yangtze River Delta(referring to the YRD hereafter) region has been developed very early,being the birthplace of Wu-Yue Culture and national industry of China, and has become the important core area of economic society of China for a long period. During the latest 20 years after the reform and opening up and along with the rapid     

Editor's Note

<正>The experience of developed countries shows that,during the process of urbanization,especially when it accelerates from the early stage to the stable stage,cities usually undergo continuous expansion both quantitatively and spatially.This is exactly the reality in China today.Since stepping onto the accelerating track of urbanization in the late 1970s,China has     

Innovative Theoretical Study and Technical Practice in Urban-Rural Eco-Planning and Green Building Construction

In order to satisfy the demands of the rapid urbanization and improve the environment of China’s human settlements, the Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education on Urban-Rural Eco-Planning & Green Building at Tsinghua University was founded. This paper introduces the primary achievements in theoretical studies and technical practices by the lab from five perspectives in the past three years, as well as the future development.