1st Edition

Heritage-led Urban Regeneration in China

By Jing Xie, Tim Heath Copyright 2018
240 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Urban planning, regeneration and design is an essentially cultural practice with the outcomes often depending upon an understanding of and engagement with the past. As cities in China strive to be competitive and attractive on the world stage, their decaying historical urban fabrics are being transformed into vibrant places through historical-cultural led urban regeneration, however, the impact... Read more

Acknowledgments

List of Figures and Captions

Preface

Chapter 1: Embracing the Legacy of Historic Urban Streets

Chapter 2: Historical Preservation, Heritage Conservation and Urban Regeneration

Chapter 3: Imperial Street: Southern Song Imperial Street, Hangzhou

Chapter 4: Residential Street: Pingjiang Street, Suzhou

Chapter 5: Commercial Street: Tunxi Old Street, Huangshan

Chapter 6: The Past and Future of China’s Historic Street Districts

Chapter 7: Achieving an Authentic Historic Urban Street in China

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Jing Xie is Assistant Professor in Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Nottingham (Ningbo, China).

Tim Heath is the Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Nottingham, UK.