人文景观——启德河的反思

Human Landscape——A Reflection of Kai Tak River

珠江流域的水道既贯通了不同城乡,也迎来舶来文化。由“渔湾”到“海港”,香港地区在上世纪的城市发展中,将西方都市规划概念揉合本土的“水、地、人、文”,构成独特的高密度都市;由“贸易”到“轻工业”,香港在欠缺天然资源的情况下,却赢得“香港制造”的美誉,同时亦破坏了原生地景。在山海之间,混合“工、商、住、娱”的港式建筑成了日常,也牺牲了自然环境。在如此高密度、高效率的城市中,要创建一道充满生机的城市清溪,在香港地区当下可能是一种奢想。或许由学术界在社区的协作下,“启德河”所揭示的人文景观,不仅可以展现后工业社会的可持续发展,还可以承传以水为本的区域文化;在经历了反复的尝试后,一种结合蓝、绿基建的城市河道文化,正在启发未来城市更新的想象及社区协商规划的愿景。

The waterways of Pearl River Estuaries are penetrating through different towns and cities,welcoming imported cultures.From the fish village to the metropolis in the last century,the city development of Hong Kong has been developing through integrating Western planning model into the local‘water-land-human-culture context,thus constructing a high-density city.From trading to light industry,without much resources,the city gained the fame of‘Made-in-Hong Kong’,but destroying the indigenous landscape at the same time.Between mountains and seas,the Hong Kong style mix-use industrial-commercial-residential-entertainment buildings become common,yet sacrificing the natural landscape.Among the high-density high-efficient city,to create a lively urban stream is a fantasy in contemporary Hong Kong.Maybe with the community assistance,the academia may rediscover the human landscape that reveals the sustainable development in the post-industrial society,thus inheriting the water-borne regional culture.After experiencing numerous trials,an urban river culture combining blue-green infrastructures is aspiring an imagination of urban regeneration and a vision for participatory planning.