Measuring the urban competitiveness of Chinese cities in 2000

Previous studies have understood urban competitiveness mainly from an economic perspective. Drawing on insights from recent debates on urban governance that argue for sustainable development, this study employs a more balanced view that takes into account the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of urban competitiveness. A four-level hierarchical indicator system is used to examine the competitiveness of 253 Chinese cities at the prefecture level or above in the year 2000. The results show that most of the top 20 cities are in the eastern part of China and have populations over 0.5 million. The bottom 20 cities are located primarily in the western part of China and have smaller populations that range from 0.2 to 0.5 million. In 2000 the city with the top economic competitiveness was Shanghai, the top social competitiveness was Beijing, and the top environmental competitiveness was Zhuhai. A given city does not necessarily rank the same in economic, social, and environmental competitiveness, but may perform well in different ways. The paper argues that, in order to sustain urban competitiveness, a city should achieve not only good economic performance, but also satisfactory social and environmental development.     

论小城镇社区道德文化建设

目前,随着我国社会现代化建设的发展,小城镇社区的道德文化建设的重要性将日益凸现出来。小城镇建设要重视经济发展和道德文化建设的良性互动,要努力实现经济社会协调发展和社会主义物质文明与精神文明的共同进步。 社区,作为不同人群生活的特定区域,是人们各种价值取向和不同关系构成的微型社会共同体。社区道德文化建设是指我国在政治文明和精神文明建设的大背景下,社会教育组织文化机构、社会团体利用社会设施和社会的各种条件对社区成员进行道德文化教育的活动。虽然它有时是正式政府组织和非正式组织的自觉有力行为,然而它大都是通…     

The consequences of urban policies in socialist Yugoslavia on the transformation of historic centres: the case study of cities in Northern Serbia

The socialist and the post-socialist paradigms of urban development are usually described by scholars as radically opposing. However, the cities in the socialist ex-Yugoslavia (1945–1992) present a different development model, defined by the unique position of the country during the Cold War. Balancing between two main ideological blocs, ex-Yugoslavia adopted the values of the non-aligned movement, simultaneously acting as a stage for the cooperation and exchange of professionals. The distinctive combination of socialist and market-driven elements reflected in urban policies, introducing an innovative approach of local decentralization, unprecedented in the communist and socialist world. The evolution of locally based urban policies was especially favourable for the cities with preserved elements of self-government, inherited from previous periods. The cities presented in this article (Pan?evo, Sremska Mitrovica, Zrenjanin and Kikinda) follow this pattern due to the Habsburg legacy of strong local governance. Situated in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, these four small cities used the benefits of locally modified urban policies creating a balance between Modernist interventions, implemented during socialism, and the protection of the general outline of their refined historic cores. Considering these specificities and their impact on the urban continuum, this article will use the selected examples and their planning practice for highlighting a new perspective on the urban development manifested before, during and after the period of Yugoslav socialism.     

关于新时期城镇体系规划的思考

一、城镇体系规划的产生与发展 城镇体系规划以结构的形式首先在英国提出并在规划法规中被明确规定。当时由于西方国家城市蓬勃发展,带来了城市之间、城市与区域之间关系的复杂化和矛盾化。于是,便有了区域整体发展的迫切要求。规划的产生就是为了协调区域和城市发展过程中的矛盾和问题。现在对城镇体系的一般理解为“在一个相对完整的区域或国家中,由不同职能分工,不同等级规模,联系密切,互相依存的城镇的集合”。 我国对城镇体系的研究兴起于20世纪70年代末80年代初,到20世纪80年代末形成较为成熟的理论体系。城镇体系规划是与城镇…     

古城保护 改造与城市发展

我国是一个历史悠久的国家,有着灿烂的文化、丰富的文物古迹和优秀的人文传统。几千年优秀文化的积淀,凝固于一座座古城、古建筑中,发掘、保护、利用历史文物资源,提高民族形象、地位,我们国家为此做出了很多努力,取得了一定的成效。 然而,我们也应该看到,在一浪高过一浪的经济建设大潮中,在迅速膨胀、发展的城市建设中,许多古城     

小城镇建设规划与城市设计

依据小城镇规划编制特征,从城镇整体物质形象、人文形象、结构关系的建构等方面来探讨小城镇建设规划中的城市设计内容,进一步深化小城镇建设规划内涵,从而使小城镇建设规划更具有科学性和合理性。     

后现代城市规划中的机遇与挑战--读 Viewpoint-Challenge and creativity in past modern planning 有感

结合Viewpoint-Challenge and creativity in past modern planning一文中对规划者在后现代规划中的机遇与挑战的理解，阐述了对规划者角色变化的个人观点，提出了对规划者的更高要求。     

资源枯竭型城市转型策略研究——以昆明市东川区为例

资源枯竭型城市的转型是我国经济发展过程中亟待解决的问题。本文利用昆明市东川区异地办园的实例,探讨资源枯竭型城市如何实现城市转型,主要研究内容为产业调整、空间布局、政策指引等方面。通过经验的总结,针对资源枯竭型城市的转型提出实现城市经济、社会、生态共赢的适应可持续发展的对策与建议。     

谈历史文化名城的城市色彩规划

通过阐述城市色彩的概念及现状,提出色彩设计对城市特色塑造的重要性,并对城市色彩设计的原则与技法步骤进行了分析,以提高历史文化名城的城市色彩规划水平,可供城市规划设计者参考。     

城中村改造中的多元利益边际分析与策略

结合城中村改造的本质,通过利益相关者边际分析的方法,对政府、开发商、村民三个主要相关方的利益冲突进行分析,揭示出维护各自合理利益所在是城中村改造成功的必要前提。     

公共交通为可持续城市和城市机动性所做的贡献

交通和机动性规划——战后发展和对城市的影响二战后,总的来说,城市居民对社会的观念发生了很大的变化,特别是对城市生活的态度.法国政治科学家马塞尔·戈歇(marcel gauchet)将这种现象定义为“大众个人主义”(mass individualism).大众个人主义的特征就是“地位商品”消费量增加,人们通过这些商品展示个人在社会中的地位.具体商品包括独立的单—家庭住房和私人汽车.     

现代化山地城市的自然生态特色与城市空间特色

通过中国传统自然观的回顾和借鉴 ,从多个角度提出在新的历史环境下重塑山地城市自然生态特色 ,建构城市空间特色的方法和值得注意的问题 ,以期在山地城市众多的西部大开发中找到生态平衡与城市特色空间塑造的最佳结合点     

迎接21世纪的城市化挑战

21世纪的未来20年将是人类历史上前所未有的时刻.世界城市人口占世界总人口的比例,将由目前的50%上升到70%.城市将主宰世界,这一转变不可逆转.同样,我们使用土地、水、能源和其他自然资源的方式也将发生不可逆转的转变.     

社会分裂——转型中的中国城市面临的挑战

当前 ,我国经济的高速增长为人们带来了巨大的物质财富 ,然而 ,却面临着巨大的社会分裂 ,这一现象违背了人们的理想。本文从社会结构的变化、收入差异的加大、客观社会现实和城市内部的空间隔离等几个方面分析了这一社会问题产生的原因 ,力图能引起进一步的研究和普遍的社会关注 ,以解决这一重大社会难题     

城市问题全球化下规划师的挑战与应对

指出全球化客观上要求城市规划进行一场深层次变革,在分析全球化给城市带来的种种影响后,从规划内容、方法、目标等方面,结合近几年的规划实践,探讨了城市规划的变革方向,并进一步探讨了规划师的应对措施。     

Cultural urban branding and creative cities: A theoretical framework for promoting creativity in the public spaces

In response to the fragmentation of individuals brought on by globalization, it is important to expand the positioning of the four quadrants of public space, based on cosmopolitanism, in order to re-establish the creativity of cities. By examining cases such as that of cultural urban branding at BMW-MINI, and Montreal’s puppet theatre, which chose to adopt the methods of Bunraku for its displays, this paper points out a direction for the building of an urban strategic management system that will expand the city’s capabilities. For creative cities, it is important to motivate people for implementing cultural urban branding by inserting balance into the process of expanding the four public spaces. Design and the arts can have integrative functions for attaining this.     

城市交通是巴西城市发展的关键

联合国人居署世界城市论坛第5次会议将于2010年3月在里约热内卢举行,会议的主题是城市权利,促进城市平等.您希望这次会议取得哪些成果?     

小城镇社区文化建设亟待加强

随着市场经济的发展和城镇街道区域的整合,社区文化建设的重要性日益凸现出来。立足实际,因势利导,采取各种措施,加强社区文化的发展,以进一步丰富群众文化生活,提高人们的素质,促进精神文明建设和社会更加稳定、安定,营造有利于经济发展的人文环境。本文以福建省德化县城关社区文化建设为例,谈谈如何推