As China's economic development turns into the "New Normal," the focus of urban development and construction have transformed from "physical expansion" to "built-up area improvement."...As China's economic development turns into the "New Normal," the focus of urban development and construction have transformed from "physical expansion" to "built-up area improvement." Street, as the most fundamental component of public space, is of great significance to be interpreted and studied. This study attempts to quantify all the composing elements in urban streets to create "Street Portraits" which can clearly describe the characteristics of the street. Taking Beijing as an example, this study aims to make a comprehensive and objective evaluation of the streets in the Old City of Beijing. Methodologically, the properties of a street are identified and categorized into three aspects: street function, street vitality, and street quality, which further helps establish an evaluation indicator system for the "Street Portraits." In result, various "Street Portraits" of the Old City of Beijing are presented by data visualization, by using the Nightingale Rose diagram tool to integrate all the indicators of individual streets and thus describing the distinctive "Street Portraits." In the end, the paper discusses how the finding can influence the street space improvement and design in the future.展开更多
Women-friendliness is an important content of inclusive city,while it has received rare attention during the regeneration of old cities.This study constructed women-friendliness indicators in three dimensions,i.e.,sec...Women-friendliness is an important content of inclusive city,while it has received rare attention during the regeneration of old cities.This study constructed women-friendliness indicators in three dimensions,i.e.,security,equity,and specialization,and combined the quantitative calculations of coupling coordination with the qualitative analysis of in-depth interview.25 subdistricts in old Beijing city were selected as case studies to analyze the spatial variation pattern of women-friendliness at the subdistrict level,and the characteristics of supply and demand relationships in three scenarios,namely“living,”“working,”and“traveling,”were summarized.It was found that the spatial variation in terms of women’s security and equity indicators among each subdistrict of the old Beijing city was large,while specialized facilities,which are still at an early development stage,were more evenly distributed but fewer in number.And the facilities in old Beijing city were more inclusive for both female residents and female tourists,while less inclusive for female employees.Finally,specific suggestions for the women-friendly development of old Beijing city were proposed in perspectives of mixed use of function,facility optimization,supply and demand adjustment,etc.,hoping to provide references for other cities to increase inclusiveness in the process of urban regeneration.展开更多
THE western hills, with their grand peaks, forests and springs, clasp Beijing in its arms, protecting the area’s temples and stone sculptures. The beautiful, meandering Miaofeng Hill begins 50 kilometers northwest of...THE western hills, with their grand peaks, forests and springs, clasp Beijing in its arms, protecting the area’s temples and stone sculptures. The beautiful, meandering Miaofeng Hill begins 50 kilometers northwest of Beijing. Beside its main peak is a group of towering stones which, from a distance look like blooming lotuses. Amid the towering stones, a single boulder glows in the sunshine. For this reason it is called Golden Lotus Peak. At one time the hill monks worshipped different deities.展开更多
Urban renewal is one of the important contents of urban development in China. With the gradual progress of urbanization, the renewal of the old city has become the focus of urbanization. This paper analyzed the street...Urban renewal is one of the important contents of urban development in China. With the gradual progress of urbanization, the renewal of the old city has become the focus of urbanization. This paper analyzed the street space form in the old city, and explored the characteristics of the street space form with a view to exploring streets whose space forms are suitable for the current social development. Based on the field investigation of Shijia Hutong, the White Stupa Temple area, and Dashilanr, the similarities and differences of streets in these areas with different space forms in the old city of Beijing were compared and analyzed, and social and cultural factors expressed in urban space form and the impact of human activities on the street space form were explored in terms of the scale, function, building type, and connection with the outside world. It is hoped that this paper will provide a reference for future renovation of the Old City.展开更多
基金jointly funded by the Natural Science Fund of China(51408332)the Project of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education(No.14YCZH140)
文摘As China's economic development turns into the "New Normal," the focus of urban development and construction have transformed from "physical expansion" to "built-up area improvement." Street, as the most fundamental component of public space, is of great significance to be interpreted and studied. This study attempts to quantify all the composing elements in urban streets to create "Street Portraits" which can clearly describe the characteristics of the street. Taking Beijing as an example, this study aims to make a comprehensive and objective evaluation of the streets in the Old City of Beijing. Methodologically, the properties of a street are identified and categorized into three aspects: street function, street vitality, and street quality, which further helps establish an evaluation indicator system for the "Street Portraits." In result, various "Street Portraits" of the Old City of Beijing are presented by data visualization, by using the Nightingale Rose diagram tool to integrate all the indicators of individual streets and thus describing the distinctive "Street Portraits." In the end, the paper discusses how the finding can influence the street space improvement and design in the future.
基金supported by“Theory and Method of the Ecological Planning of Urban and Rural Landscape with Locality for Livability,”the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.52130804)。
文摘Women-friendliness is an important content of inclusive city,while it has received rare attention during the regeneration of old cities.This study constructed women-friendliness indicators in three dimensions,i.e.,security,equity,and specialization,and combined the quantitative calculations of coupling coordination with the qualitative analysis of in-depth interview.25 subdistricts in old Beijing city were selected as case studies to analyze the spatial variation pattern of women-friendliness at the subdistrict level,and the characteristics of supply and demand relationships in three scenarios,namely“living,”“working,”and“traveling,”were summarized.It was found that the spatial variation in terms of women’s security and equity indicators among each subdistrict of the old Beijing city was large,while specialized facilities,which are still at an early development stage,were more evenly distributed but fewer in number.And the facilities in old Beijing city were more inclusive for both female residents and female tourists,while less inclusive for female employees.Finally,specific suggestions for the women-friendly development of old Beijing city were proposed in perspectives of mixed use of function,facility optimization,supply and demand adjustment,etc.,hoping to provide references for other cities to increase inclusiveness in the process of urban regeneration.
文摘THE western hills, with their grand peaks, forests and springs, clasp Beijing in its arms, protecting the area’s temples and stone sculptures. The beautiful, meandering Miaofeng Hill begins 50 kilometers northwest of Beijing. Beside its main peak is a group of towering stones which, from a distance look like blooming lotuses. Amid the towering stones, a single boulder glows in the sunshine. For this reason it is called Golden Lotus Peak. At one time the hill monks worshipped different deities.
基金Sponsored by Science and Technology Programs for Students in North China University of TechnologyService Capacity Building of Scientific and Technological Innovation-Raising the Quota Level of Scientific Research-Research Institute of Building Systems(PXM2017_014212_000005)
文摘Urban renewal is one of the important contents of urban development in China. With the gradual progress of urbanization, the renewal of the old city has become the focus of urbanization. This paper analyzed the street space form in the old city, and explored the characteristics of the street space form with a view to exploring streets whose space forms are suitable for the current social development. Based on the field investigation of Shijia Hutong, the White Stupa Temple area, and Dashilanr, the similarities and differences of streets in these areas with different space forms in the old city of Beijing were compared and analyzed, and social and cultural factors expressed in urban space form and the impact of human activities on the street space form were explored in terms of the scale, function, building type, and connection with the outside world. It is hoped that this paper will provide a reference for future renovation of the Old City.
