Introduction Both China and France have a long history of urban and rural planning and governance, and lately the topics, such as urban and rural living quality, natural resources management, and natural and cultural ...Introduction Both China and France have a long history of urban and rural planning and governance, and lately the topics, such as urban and rural living quality, natural resources management, and natural and cultural heritage, have become the focuses of public policy that emphasizes improving people’s living conditions and promoting regional harmonious development. Moreover, the above topics have been regarded as the most important points in the bilateral cooperation agreements between China and France concerning sustainable urban development. On Oct. 13, 2019, the SinoFrench Seminar on "Meeting the New Challenges of Territorial and City Planning" was jointly held by the Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University and the Cultural and Educational Cooperation Section, French Embassy–French Cultural Center in Beijing at the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University. About 20 experts from the political, academic, and professional fields of urban planning in China and France were invited to carry out discussion on four primary themes, which are "New Urban Planning Strategy,""New Territorial and City Planning Policy,""New Exploration in Urban Planning," and "New Talents Cultivation Pattern." As a medium support to the seminar, we collected some of the speeches and share them with readers in this issue.展开更多
The Historic Urban Landscape(HUL)recommendation adopted by UNESCO in 2011 provides a holistic approach based on landscape planning principles.It is in line with the International Guidelines for Urban and Territo...The Historic Urban Landscape(HUL)recommendation adopted by UNESCO in 2011 provides a holistic approach based on landscape planning principles.It is in line with the International Guidelines for Urban and Territorial Planning adopted by UN-Habitat in 2015(UN-Habitat 2015).HUL concerns the integration of culture in territorial planning processes and the historical urban centre inside their urban or city context.Large cities are becoming the dominant pattern of the human settlements worldwide.They are the main engine of economic development,attracting people for jobs,creating the highest values and are the main support for the globalisation process.The 21^(st) century is the era of the metropolis,with a large increase of cities of more than 500,000 inhabitants.The heritage of the 21^(st) century will be building through the metropolis.We can consider the metropolis as an artefact of the humankind.It produces large urban-rural systems supported by large infrastructures,iconic buildings and specific facilities.The upgrading of the main characteristics of the metropolis adds value in cities for the quality of life,creating new heritage at a scale greater than the existing world heritage categories.HUL could be extended as a relevant approach to be applied on the metropolitan scale.展开更多
文摘Introduction Both China and France have a long history of urban and rural planning and governance, and lately the topics, such as urban and rural living quality, natural resources management, and natural and cultural heritage, have become the focuses of public policy that emphasizes improving people’s living conditions and promoting regional harmonious development. Moreover, the above topics have been regarded as the most important points in the bilateral cooperation agreements between China and France concerning sustainable urban development. On Oct. 13, 2019, the SinoFrench Seminar on "Meeting the New Challenges of Territorial and City Planning" was jointly held by the Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University and the Cultural and Educational Cooperation Section, French Embassy–French Cultural Center in Beijing at the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University. About 20 experts from the political, academic, and professional fields of urban planning in China and France were invited to carry out discussion on four primary themes, which are "New Urban Planning Strategy,""New Territorial and City Planning Policy,""New Exploration in Urban Planning," and "New Talents Cultivation Pattern." As a medium support to the seminar, we collected some of the speeches and share them with readers in this issue.
文摘The Historic Urban Landscape(HUL)recommendation adopted by UNESCO in 2011 provides a holistic approach based on landscape planning principles.It is in line with the International Guidelines for Urban and Territorial Planning adopted by UN-Habitat in 2015(UN-Habitat 2015).HUL concerns the integration of culture in territorial planning processes and the historical urban centre inside their urban or city context.Large cities are becoming the dominant pattern of the human settlements worldwide.They are the main engine of economic development,attracting people for jobs,creating the highest values and are the main support for the globalisation process.The 21^(st) century is the era of the metropolis,with a large increase of cities of more than 500,000 inhabitants.The heritage of the 21^(st) century will be building through the metropolis.We can consider the metropolis as an artefact of the humankind.It produces large urban-rural systems supported by large infrastructures,iconic buildings and specific facilities.The upgrading of the main characteristics of the metropolis adds value in cities for the quality of life,creating new heritage at a scale greater than the existing world heritage categories.HUL could be extended as a relevant approach to be applied on the metropolitan scale.
