Main entry:

Wu, Liangyong.

Title & Author:

Rehabilitating the old city of Beijing : a project in the Ju'er Hutong neighbourhood / Wu Liangyong.

Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, ©1999.

Description:

xxiii, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Series:

Urbanization in Asia, 1196-8583

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-236) and index.
Foreword / Peter G. Rowe -- Preface / Aprodicio A. Laquian -- 1. The 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. The 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
"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

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

0774807261
9780774807265
077480727X
9780774807272

Subject:

Urban renewal China Beijing.
City planning China Beijing.
Rénovation urbaine Chine Pékin.
Urbanisme Chine Pékin.
City planning
Social conditions
Urban renewal
Quartiers anciens Chine Pékin (Chine)
Villes Rénovation Chine Pékin (Chine)
Urbanisme Chine Pékin (Chine)
Ju'er Hutong (Beijing, China) History.
Ju'er Hutong (Beijing, China) Social conditions.
Ju'er Hutong (Pékin, Chine)
China Beijing

Form/genre:

Writings.
History

Added entries:

Urbanization in Asia.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 210774
Call No.: NA44.L6935.9 L4 1999
Status: Available