The contemporary interest,on one hand for a renewed relationship between city and natural landscape,on the other for settlement typologies intrinsically efficient from an energy standpoint took back the attention on t...The contemporary interest,on one hand for a renewed relationship between city and natural landscape,on the other for settlement typologies intrinsically efficient from an energy standpoint took back the attention on the design of the dug city,or rather,almost completely excavated.This is an emblematic model of the requirement that deals with the factors of its environment,like sun,wind,ground,shadow and flora,forcing some designers to migrate from usual design methodologies,indifferent to these design parameters,and they are careful only to the“laws of form”,in search of criteria and fine calculation tools to optimize the configuration and the structure of buildings,in order to ensure that they can be managed as“passively”as possible.What it means,with the minimum contribution of plants to ensure the best satisfaction of comfort and psychological needs of users:not only lighting,sunbathing,ventilation,thermal comfort in summer and winter,acoustic comfort,but also view characteristics,quality of lighting and sociological aspects.In general dialectic between artifice and nature,the theme of dug architecture today is faced not only as one of the most interesting and rich suggestions,but also as one of those,in which the reflection on objectives,methodologies and tools is longer necessary,to the identification of a new way of urban living and effective solutions against energy consumption.展开更多
The rapid growth in the number of urban migrants in China has brought about a lack of housing for migrants.The housing preferences and factors influencing those for urban migrants in China are examined using data from...The rapid growth in the number of urban migrants in China has brought about a lack of housing for migrants.The housing preferences and factors influencing those for urban migrants in China are examined using data from the China Migrant Dynamic Survey(CMDS)conducted in 2017.This study demonstrates that urban migrants in China typically rent their homes and that factors such as household life cycle,education,hukou type,occupation,range and duration of movement,and social integration have a major impact on these decisions.Large households,high levels of education,accompanying family migration,marriage,non-agricultural hukou,employment in state-owned enterprises,and high levels of societal integration with local society all increase the likelihood that migrants will purchase houses.Migration-related housing decisions are significantly influenced by regional disparities in economic growth.Because housing is more expensive in the economically developed eastern areas than in the central and western regions,migrants there are less likely to be able to buy a home.To preserve the rights of migrants,local governments should progressively change their housing policies,and housing developers should pay closer attention to the trends and preferences of migrants in terms of housing choice.展开更多
文摘The contemporary interest,on one hand for a renewed relationship between city and natural landscape,on the other for settlement typologies intrinsically efficient from an energy standpoint took back the attention on the design of the dug city,or rather,almost completely excavated.This is an emblematic model of the requirement that deals with the factors of its environment,like sun,wind,ground,shadow and flora,forcing some designers to migrate from usual design methodologies,indifferent to these design parameters,and they are careful only to the“laws of form”,in search of criteria and fine calculation tools to optimize the configuration and the structure of buildings,in order to ensure that they can be managed as“passively”as possible.What it means,with the minimum contribution of plants to ensure the best satisfaction of comfort and psychological needs of users:not only lighting,sunbathing,ventilation,thermal comfort in summer and winter,acoustic comfort,but also view characteristics,quality of lighting and sociological aspects.In general dialectic between artifice and nature,the theme of dug architecture today is faced not only as one of the most interesting and rich suggestions,but also as one of those,in which the reflection on objectives,methodologies and tools is longer necessary,to the identification of a new way of urban living and effective solutions against energy consumption.
基金The Fund of Social Sciences Research,Ministry of Education of China,No.17YJA840011。
文摘The rapid growth in the number of urban migrants in China has brought about a lack of housing for migrants.The housing preferences and factors influencing those for urban migrants in China are examined using data from the China Migrant Dynamic Survey(CMDS)conducted in 2017.This study demonstrates that urban migrants in China typically rent their homes and that factors such as household life cycle,education,hukou type,occupation,range and duration of movement,and social integration have a major impact on these decisions.Large households,high levels of education,accompanying family migration,marriage,non-agricultural hukou,employment in state-owned enterprises,and high levels of societal integration with local society all increase the likelihood that migrants will purchase houses.Migration-related housing decisions are significantly influenced by regional disparities in economic growth.Because housing is more expensive in the economically developed eastern areas than in the central and western regions,migrants there are less likely to be able to buy a home.To preserve the rights of migrants,local governments should progressively change their housing policies,and housing developers should pay closer attention to the trends and preferences of migrants in terms of housing choice.
