Urbanization and Locality Strengthening Identity and Sustainability
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 uniq
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banization and Locality Strengthening Identity and Sustainability by Site-Specific Planning and Design
Urbanization and Locality
Fang Wang Martin Prominski •
Editors
Urbanization and Locality Strengthening Identity and Sustainability by Site-Specific Planning and Design
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Editors Fang Wang Peking University Beijing China
Martin Prominski Leibniz University Hannover Hannover Germany
Funded by Sino-German Center (NSFC and DFG, No. GZ1156). ISBN 978-3-662-48492-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-48494-4
ISBN 978-3-662-48494-4
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Preface
Urbanization, an irreversible trend in the economic and social development of humankind, can be regarded as an important index of prosperity and social progress in the country and region. Processes of urbanization yield many positive effects, but especially in phases of rapid urbanization, certain qualities are in danger of being neglected or overrun by the sheer forces of the processes. Locality, which refers to the specific natural and cultural characteristics of a place, is one such endangered quality. An increasing number of contemporary urbanization projects look the same; they do not address the local character of the site, which leads to urban areas with a low identity. Residents have a difficult time identifying with their environment in these new districts, a phenomenon that decreases the quality of living. In this book, researchers from Germany and China address the topics of urbanization and locality and then determine how identity and sustainability can be strengthened by site-specific design and planning. Pairing these two countries is relevant because both represent different stages in the urbanization process, lead
