Transforming the notion of the urban aborigine

The 'urban Aborigine' has been a problematic figure in Australian social policy, because of the tension between his/her cultural status (apparently assimilated) and his/her politicised cultural identity (defiantly resistant to assimilation). This paper focuses on a moment in Australian history when a reformist intelligentsia was compelled to make better sense of the 'urban Aborigine', and on two intellectuals in particular: H. C. Coombs and Fay Gale. It then turns to the cultural practice of a particular sector of this intelligentsia - the urban Aboriginal painter - and shows how urban Aboriginal artists have sometimes addressed the problematic category 'urban Aborigine' by richly referencing icons of the 'traditional' in their paintings.     

Borrowing from the past to sustain the present and the future: indigenous African urban forms,architecture, and sustainable urban development in contemporary Africa

Urban spatial expansion resulting from urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is not going to stop or stabilize in the near future. Efforts should therefore be concentrated on accommodating this phenomenon through the promotion of sustainable urban planning and development. Relying on secondary data, this paper examines models of indigenous African urban forms and architecture to understand these forms and their characteristics, and how these models and associated management, design, and planning principles can be adopted in contemporary SSA urban development in the quest to achieve sustainable urban development. This paper argues that planning is culturally and contextually defined and the specificities of a place are critical in planning. Developing strategies based on indigenous urban forms which embody local peoples’ culture, aspirations, experiences, and values is consistent with the concept of sustainable urban development. The article concludes that there exist clear elements of socially, politically, economically, culturally, and environmentally sound and responsive sustainable planning principles to be derived from indigenous urban forms and architecture which can inform current urban development process in SSA.     

谈城市文化对城市发展的推动作用

从社会、历史两方面阐述了城市文化的概念,概括了城市文化主要涵盖物质、制度和观念三个层面的内容,从城市发展过程中形成的独具特色的共同思想、价值观念、城市精神、行为规范等精神财富分析了城市文化对城市发展的推动作用。     

旧城更新中城市文化再生方法分析

阐述了城市更新的现实意义,通过对城市更新中城市文化现状的分析,从五个方面研究了城市更新中城市文化再生的途径,最后指出探索、实施城市文化再生对适应现代城市生活需求、满足市场机制要求的特色城市形成具有重要的现实意义。     

浅析城市设计与城市规划及建筑设计的关系

从城市发展的角度出发,分析了城市设计与城市规划及建筑设计的关系,在明确它们之间关系的基础上,找回人们遗失在快速城市化浪潮里的文明,从而创造更为舒适、更为人性化的城市空间。     

谈城市文化建设

阐述了城市文化建设的内涵,针对城市文化建设过程中存在的历史建筑破坏严重,城市面貌趋于同一,城市精神缺乏等问题进行了分析,在此基础上以凌源市为例提出了城市文化建设的策略。     

对城市建筑的思考

分析了西方文化对中国建筑的影响，对建筑文化的传播进行了探讨，研究了城市特色的价值及建筑背后的问题，提出了城市建设既要保持原有特色，又要避免千城一面的建议。     

Transport disadvantage within aboriginal communities in an urban environment

Abstract

Recent research into the transport needs of three Aboriginal communities in Sydney, Australia, has shown that in certain circumstances several of their members experienced disadvantage that differed from non‐Aboriginal transport users. This difference is driven by transport needs that relate to cultural activity. It is suggested that mobility for Aboriginal people who live in an urban environment is linked to their cultural survival.     

The ambiguity of urban renewal in France: Between continuity and rupture

The term urban renewal was introduced in France in the Loi solidarité et renouvellement urbains (Loi SRU) of December 13th, 2000. Until then, terms like renovation, reconstruction, recycling or refurbishment were used to indicate similar phenomena. Is the introduction of a new term only an innovation in vocabulary, or does it imply new orientations, conceptions and practices? It appears that ever since its introduction in 2000, the notion of urban renewal has been subject to variations in its meaning and in its implementation. A double regime of urban renewal exists. On the one hand, there are the operations officially labelled as urban renewal, which benefit from central state subsidies. These operations aim at a social urban development, and almost exclusively concern the so-called quartiers sensibles, large high-rise housing estates in the banlieus. On the other hand, there are more market-driven, locally initiated and realised operations of regeneration of derelict and run-down areas of the city.     

浅谈城中村改造的问题与对策

从用地规划、社区治安、城市管理政策三方面分析了晋中市“城中村”的主要问题，例举了资金、拆迁等方面的改造困难，提出了改造“城中村”的一些建议，以促进晋中市城市化进程的加快。     

Transport disadvantage within aboriginal communities in an urban environment

Recent research into the transport needs of three Aboriginal communities in Sydney, Australia, has shown that in certain circumstances several of their members experienced disadvantage that differed from non-Aboriginal transport users. This difference is driven by transport needs that relate to cultural activity. It is suggested that mobility for Aboriginal people who live in an urban environment is linked to their cultural survival.     

Renewing urban renewal in France,the UK and the Netherlands: Introduction

Three central questions are addressed in this ‘policy and practice’ special issue of the Journal of Housing and the Built Environment; the extent and the nature of changing approaches to urban renewal in France, the UK and the Netherlands; the effects this has on the articulation between public, private and civil actors; and the capacity of different actors to deal with their new roles and positions. This introduction compares the contributions to the special issue. A framework for this comparison is developed and then applied to the three countries under scrutiny. It appears that the objectives of urban renewal have not fundamentally changed. However, a common tendency towards greater involvement of local actors leads to more network-oriented types of co-ordination and thus influences the roles of both public and private actors. Notwithstanding this evolution, the central and crucial role of public actors in urban renewal persists.     

基于城市触媒理论的城市特色空间塑造探析

借鉴城市触媒的理论与方法来进行城市特色空间塑造的研究,并以重庆市兴盛大道项目为例,从城市功能、城市文化、城市生态三方面分析城市触媒理论在实际项目中的运用,并提出基于城市触媒理论的城市更新设计策略,从而给城市生活带来生机和活力。     

浅析通道侗族文化和城市特色的塑造

以通道侗族自治县县城总体设计为例,从城市文化角度出发,对侗族文化作了解析,就城市总体设计进行了概述,指出城市文化是城市特色的内涵,只有深刻的理解了城市文化才能塑造不拘一格的城市特色.     

Transforming landscapes and identities in the south Wales valleys

Abstract

In contrast to the declining socio-economic legacy of the loss of coalmining and heavy industry, the landscapes of the south Wales valleys have witnessed a remarkable environmental transformation within living memory. Yet an apparent paradox exists between reported community pride in these landscapes with emerging community-led economic initiatives, and seeming indifference towards or disconnection from them. In this paper, we draw upon analysis of qualitative material from two pieces of research in different Valleys’ localities to explore landscape relationships with respect to radical landscape changes, reported disconnections and emergent community-led countryside activities. We consider these in the context of emerging models and notions of landscape identities. We conclude that the changed landscape character in the Valleys is impacting on landscape perceptions, valuation and uses with new existential identities emerging amongst some. Greater insights into evolving landscape identities might inform better land use policy and natural resource management to bring about socio-economic and environmental benefits.     

论我国城市更新中的文化保护策略

通过回顾我国城市更新历程,总结出我国现行城市更新中文化丧失的种种现象和问题,并从提高思想认识、尊重旧城肌理和关注原住民等角度提出在城市更新中的文化保护策略,以促进我国城市的建设和发展。     

Paradigm of mediocrity: poverty and risk accumulation in urban Africa – the case of Korle Gonno,Accra

This paper examines how poverty has developed in Korle Gonno, an indigenous Ga community in Accra, Ghana, as a concrete challenge. This challenge has gone unnoticed until recently, though several informal studies exist in Ghana. By problematizing vulnerability, the literature is examined within Accra’s development dynamics. Through extensive fieldwork, the results show a socially stratified and highly dependent community experiencing vulnerabilities and the residents’ diverse coping strategies. Drawing upon the empirical data, it is argued that the lack of recognition of urban poverty (i.e., the raison d’être of slum) means many continue to be exposed to health risks. The paper concedes that the problem demands a multifaceted solution that includes more subjective issues like vulnerability and social exclusion, and objective ones like good urban governance and power relations. Failure to do so can lead to a downward spiral into extreme poverty that can affect the entire society.     

Harnessing inclusive urban knowledge for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda

City-level data are needed to inform local strategies as well as to monitor progress towards the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA). Not only do cities need more data, they also need information that is context sensitive and relevant to local policy needs. This paper reviews over 23 global urban data initiatives, concluding that the global urban data landscape in its current form is unable to support the implementation and monitoring of the NUA. Engaging a broader range of stakeholders in knowledge production is necessary as existing data offer a narrow understanding of the processes at play in cities.     

城市及城市规划与城市文化的创造

通过对城市、城市规划与城市文化三者之间关系的论证,提出城市文化是城市的轴心脉络,并对规划设计过程中城市文化的创造进行初步论述,阐述了创造城市文化的积极意义,提出合理科学的城市规划方法和城市设计手段在当代城市的发展塑造中有积极作用。     

刍议城市设计中的文化理念

通过对城市设计中的文化理念进行归类与分析,指出只有以文化理念为指导,同时注重以可行的文化理念类型为主导来进行城市设计,才能使城市文化促进城市设计与城市发展。