Pedestrian street and its effect on economic sustainability of a historical Middle Eastern city:The case of Chaharbagh Abbasi in Isfahan,Iran

Pedestrianization is an urban revitalization strategy to enhance sustainability and livability in car-oriented cities.Despite many studies in this research field,the effects of pedestrianization on the economy of cities in developing countries still need further investigation.Additionally,the impact of this strategy on the tenant mix of com-mercial and historical areas in Middle East countries is nebulous.To address these inadequacies,we considered Chaharbagh Abbasi street,located in the heart of Isfahan,Iran,and investigated the impact of a pedestrianization project with particular emphasis on how it affects the economic sustainability of existent commercial fabric.Pre-and post-project data along with field observations and quantifications used to assess structural replacements in trade,were analyzed with SPSS and ArcGIS software.The results revealed unexpected outcomes,such as the closure of some traditional businesses(27.5%),a stagnation in sales(69%)and a decrease in job offers(84%)leading the local economy to a fragile situation.Conversely,it was found that the footfall volume increased by 64% and 73% from the retailers’and pedestrians’viewpoints.This evolution along with a wide opening of food and beverage stores(approximately 60%)makes the post-pedestrianization results more promising than earlier predictions.In conclusion,these findings reinforce the importance of pedestrian streets in revitalizing economic activities in historical and commercial areas from the perspective of economic sustainability.Due to the lack of similar investigations in Middle East countries,these findings can support decision-makers and urban planners to take preventive measures in preserving the diversity of individual small shops for upcoming urban rehabilitation projects in terms of pedestrianization.

The Study of Urban Planning Decision-Making in the Background of Rapid Economic Development —— A Case Study of Shanwei City

Urban planning decision-making is an activity for the decision-makers to collect information, judge function of cities, select project and make policy which is ainaed at the problem of urban planning that have taken place, is taking place and will take place. Using historical review and comparative analysis, the articles summarizes planning decision-makings of Shanwei city and it＇s problem, and makes some suggestions to urban planning decision-making system of Shanwei city in the new period.

Changing Concepts of City and Urban Planning Practices in Guangzhou(1949–2010): An Approach to Sustainable Urban Development

By focusing on Guangzhou, this paper examines how different concepts of city in terms of urban-rural relationships are shaped in transforming China since 1949, and explores how they influence the way in which urban planning are practiced. In the pre-reform era, the city was defined as a productive space under the system of urban-rural segregation established for securing rapid industrialization. Urban planning was thus only concerned with the development of urban areas. In the 1980 s and 1990 s after the reform, institutional change and economic transformation mobilized the urban-rural linkages. The development of suburban areas was then considered by urban planning, but this consideration was a passive response to urban problems such as population explosion and water resources protection. Since the new millennium, the agenda for sustainable development and problems of uneven urban-rural development have called for the development of urban-rural integration. In this context, the city is conceptualized as a complex of mountain, city, river, farmland and sea, reconstructing the ideology of urban-rural division in defining urban development. Urban planning has therefore sought in an active way to develop a sustainable city embracing rural and natural elements, and to balance economic growth and environmental protection. It is argued that developing the concept of city as a complex of urban and rural elements contributes to the urban planning for sustainable urban development, while this conceptualization relies on the recognition of the integrated urban-rural relationship.

Urban Planning and Greening Practices: A Case For Neighborhood Development in a Typical Urban Area

The work that follows aims at evaluating the urban area/neighborhood of“Agios Konstantinos”in the city of Larissa to the extent that it meets the criteria of green-sustainable design,as these criteria are included in the LEED-Neighborhood Development system methodology.The above methodology encodes the most important elements for green urban planning and provides a quantitative assessment system with key axes those of“smart location and connectivity”,“neighborhood model and plan”and“green infrastructure and buildings”.Nowadays,there is an ongoing debate on urban space and its problems.All urban elements,such as those of the built-structured environment,its open-public areas and its natural elements formulate the urban plot.At the same time,human activities greatly affect both the plot and the living conditions.Environmental issues are often disregarded in urban space and its planning process with damaging effects on cities and,more general,on urban settlements.The advantages and benefits of formally including environmental considerations in urban planning and integrating them into urban development strategies are many,as two of the most important“urban problems”are those of the gradual deterioration and degradation of the area’s microclima and the excessive consumption of energy resources.

Ecological Planning of Resource-based City——A Case Study of Huaibei City,Anhui Province

Ecological planning plays an important role in the construction of cities. Huaibei is a typical coal resource-based city, the abundant coal resources lay a solid foundation for its economic development. Coal mining has induced a series of social problems, and affected the regional social and economic development. Ecological planning of Huaibei City concentrates on ecological restoration of coal mining subsidence, and applies circular economy to develop eco-agriculture, eco-tourism and eco-industry, which will contribute considerably to the economic transformation of the city. Analytic Hierarchy Process and mathematical statistical model were applied to calculate sustainable development indexes of Huaibei from 2002 to 2010. By evaluating the indexes, it was found that Huaibei City has a low sustainable development level, and 3 imbalanced subsystems as the major obstacle. The authors proposed countermeasures according to specific conditions of the city.

Research on the Urban Agriculture Planning Models of Metropolis:A Case Study of Chengdu

With the accelerating urbanization, ecological environment of the city has attracted increasing attention, so the resulting problems have become key research focuses in all countries. Against this background, urban agriculture has been applied as one of the effective approaches for relieving urbanization. From the perspective of industrial form of urban agriculture, planning models of urban agriculture were explored, industrial form and planning model of Chengdu urban agriculture were analyzed to forecast its development prospects. Multi-dimensional development, and sustainable development measures were given to guarantee the sustainable development of urban agriculture.

Exploration on Innovation in Planning and Design of Pastoral Complex

Based on the background and development of the pastoral complex,it is believed that the pastoral complex is an inevitable trend of the development of modern agriculture and it is the product of agriculture developing to a higher stage following agricultural industrial park,beautiful countryside,characteristic town,and whole area tourism. Combined with many years of planning and design practice of Wuhan Modern Urban Agriculture Planning and Design Institute,this paper summarized ideas of construction and operation of the pastoral complex,and discussed the construction of pastoral complex planning system,in the hope of providing certain reference for planning of pastoral complex in the whole country in the new period. Finally,through the overview of development history and highlight of urban agriculture in Wuhan,it came up with measures and recommendations for development of pastoral complex in Wuhan City.

The Impact of Life Sciences Developments on the UK Urban Environment

Life sciences urban developments are a relatively recent phenomenon, and follow the emergence of knowledge based urban developments as a potential driver of urban regeneration and local economic growth. The role of these new centres in transforming the inner cities of some of the UK＇s larger conurbations is examined and the key planning issues are discussed. The article concludes that the key principles of urban planning and control must still apply in shaping the role these new developments have in the UK＇s evolving urban landscape.

China’s Rural Development in the 14^(th) Five-Year Plan Period

The 14^(th) Five-Year Plan period(2021-2025)is a critical transition for China’s social and economic development.After achieving moderate prosperity and eradicating absolute poverty in 2020,China will embark upon a new journey towards an affluent society with rural revitalization replacing poverty eradication as a new priority of government agenda on agriculture and rural affairs.In the 14^(th) FYP period,China should increase rural prosperity in all respects,modernize agriculture and the countryside,address food security challenges,raise farmers’incomes,and roll out rural reforms.

City Planning and SocioEconomic Development——Also on the Further Implementation of the Master Plan for Beijing Development

At present,many people believe that wehave to strengthen the research on socioeconomic development when making citydevelopment plans,but problems remain asto what to research on,how to carry out theresearch and how to closely

A Close Look at the Urban Planning and Development in Asia——A Review on Asian Cities: Planning and Development

Asian Cities:Planning and Development Editors:Wu Jiang,Zhang Fan,Sha Yongjie,Xia Liping Year:2018 Publisher:Tongji University Press ISBN:9787560875774 1.Publishing background The Asian Cities:Planning and Development edited by Prof.

Factors Affecting Mode Choice of Work Trips in Developing Cities—Gaza as a Case Study

The lack of efficient application of transportation planning process in developing cities, such as Gaza, leads to deficiency in adopting the suitable transport policies to mitigate the transportation problems resulting from urbanization and rapid increase of population. The mode choice model is probably the most important element in transportation planning and policy making. The aim of this study is to develop mode choice model for work trips in Gaza city and therefore investigating the factors that affect the employed people’s choice for transport modes. The model was developed using about two thirds of 552 questionnaires distributed for this purpose. The rest remaining third of questionnaires were used to validate the chosen models. The results of this research show that the factors that significantly affect the choice of transport modes are: total travel time, total cost divided by personal income, ownership of means of transport, distance, age, and average family monthly income. The developed model is able to predict the choice behavior of employed people in Gaza city as it is valid at 95% confidence level. This study can be used by transportation planners to predict the employed people’s behavior and travel demand analysis. The developed model can be used for predicting the future modal split by inputting predicted future value of exploratory variables.

A Review on Housing Affordability and Housing Policy Application in Neglected Border Cities in Jordan

The main task of this paper is to examine housing affordability and housing policy application in neglected border cities in Jordan.After the Iraq war in 2003 and Syria civil war in 2011 many border cities accommodated a large number of refugees in its urban context over different periods of time.The lack of affordable housing and increase of unemployment were the main challenges for its vulnerable communities.Border cities are facing different development challenges but applying the same housing policy as metropolises.The paper studies economic attributes and social characteristics of Mafraq city to analyze housing obstacles.It concludes that houses are unaffordable in these border cities and housing policies need modifications.The paper recommended that housing affordability in border cities must include community participation and sufficient financial aid to low income families.In order to maintain houses affordable in border cities,the real estate market,community participation,urban planning and promotion for tourism are all essential.

The Controlled Approach in City Planning:Technique and Practice---Take,as an example,the control type of planning for the developing area of Chigang in Guangzhou

On the basis of the practice in Guangzhou in recent years,this article proposes the tech-nique of the“control”approach in city planning,and presents its specific application and ex-plorations with the example of the planning for the developing area of Chigang inGuangzhou.With the reform of the urban economic-political system and the advancement of theopen-door policy,significant changes are evolving in the ideas and the ways of city planningand design.To meet the demand of these developments,the new“control”approach in cityplanning and design is thus adopted.

Strive to Raise the Level of China's City Planning and Design to Suit the Needs of Development in the New Historical Stage

ⅠKeeping step with the economic re-structuring and the policy of opening tothe outside world,marked progress hasbeen made in China’s urban constructionand great strides have been taken in cityplanning during the ten years and more re-cently.This is manifested in the following5 respects.A.Thanks to the

海洋城市战略与空间规划前瞻

党的十八大报告明确提出“建设海洋强国”的战略目标,要求提高海洋资源开发能力,发展海洋经济,保护海洋生态环境,坚决维护国家海洋权益。2023年10月13日,王世福教授作为国家社科基金重大研究专项首席专家以“建设海洋强国的战略支点与制度创新”为主题组织第十二届“设计城市”圆桌研讨会,并邀请来自规划、海洋、国际关系等多个领域的专家,共同探讨海洋城市在海洋命运共同体中的战略支点作用以及空间规划创新需要。在凝练与会嘉宾观点的基础上,进一步以笔谈形式邀请相关领域专家围绕“海洋城市战略与空间规划”进行论述,期望为未来海洋城市规划与建设提供有益参考。王世福认为对于我国海洋城市建设而言,立足港城关系的规划和注重海陆统筹的战略,有助于在全局视角上认识和响应从港口大国到海洋强国的战略跃升。王兴平等提出建设海洋城市组群是内陆城市经略海洋的重要方式,港口城市与腹地陆域中心城市可通过交通设施网络、多种“流要素”、区域涉海功能与跨界协同治理四个维度的一体化措施构建联系密切且分工合理的海洋功能圈。马向明认为海洋城市战略不应仅局限于海洋资源的开发利用,更应从促进海陆文明交流融合的视角出发,积极应对海洋生态挑战,大力发展文化交流和综合创新功能。海洋城市空间规划应强调陆海功能协调性,从而保证海洋城市健康发展。陈天结合海洋城市所面临的可持续发展问题,从海岸生态系统保护的统筹与修复、沿海城市防灾韧性体系构建和基于气候适应性的沿海城市品质提升三方面,提出沿海高密度城市防灾韧性建设与空间品质提升实施路径。王建军系统论述目前海洋城市战略推进过程中存在的痛点和堵点,并从四个层次梳理当前海洋城市战略核心要解决的问题,即开展陆海资源全要素综合调查与评价、构建陆海统筹的海洋城市发展格局、做好向海而强的资源要素保障以及在更广阔的深远海深度参与全球海洋治理。文超祥等以海洋中心城市作为海洋强国的战略支点,提出科学谋划境内外海洋中心城市的战略布局,并结合我国沿海各省市开展的海岸带空间规划实践总结出:处理好陆域与海域关系、协调好城市与区域发展关系、谋划好陆海发展的战略空间。郑斌认为粤港澳大湾区建设世界级新港城对推动大湾区海洋城市发展具有积极意义,并提出在设施建设、制度建设和推动港口与产业融合发展三方面推进大湾区新港城建设,实现海洋城市的国际化和全球化发展。赵渺希认为随着全球经济的区域化趋势日渐发展,应把握全球供应链、价值链的近岸化趋势,拓展新发展格局下沿海地区高水平对外开放的规划原理,并进一步围绕粤港澳大湾区建设,提出厘清大湾区的全球网络链接机制、解析大湾区区域网络协同机制、大湾区双循环网络发展的规划响应。程遥认为陆海统筹规划是一个全域全要素统筹的系统问题,且最终将落实到陆域的功能与设施规划建设上。陆海统筹导向的国土空间规划在陆海域、邻域、海岸带三个层面对应的规划层次、内容、深度应该是差异化的,并且海域应建立相较陆域更系统的跨界规划管控体系和更严格的传导体系。邓昭华提出中国特色海洋强国的建设,可施行“以陆促港”策略,从“港产联动”以固港、“两丝枢纽”以稳港、集聚资源以强港三方面拓展港口腹地纵深,助力港口实现其陆域的现代化,并通过技术输出助力当地工业化与扩大港群布局稳固其腹地根基。郭海认为我国应提出符合自身国情的海洋理论,以海洋作为中国维护国际社会和平稳定的重要手段,以海港作为中国发展海洋战略的重要抓手,并提出需处理好贸易与军事、国家利益与系统利益、外交功能与经贸功能之间的三对矛盾。刘铮认为海洋城市相关规划具有明显的创新型规划特征,提出应进一步开展海洋城市规划创新并实现对创新目标的制度安排,且需从连通性、支撑性、撬动性三方面思考规划创新的突破点,激活海洋城市战略支点作用。

人民城市理念溯源、规划治理框架与实践

随着人民城市成为我国城市发展的核心理念与要求,引领我国城市发展模式转型,理清人民城市规划治理框架成为迫切需要。从回溯人民城市理念脉络、剖析人民城市概念内涵出发,形成对人民城市的总体认识,从目标体系、治理逻辑、参与主体等方面总结提炼人民城市规划治理框架,尝试结合实践案例创新规划范式,为实现高质量的城市规划、建设、治理提供有益参考。

区县国土空间碳收支核算及规划响应——以天津市武清区为例

【目的】国土空间规划是实现“双碳”目标的重要抓手。明确区县单元的碳源碳汇核算和碳评价方法,有助于区县级国土空间规划摸清“碳底数”,从而为区县“减排增汇”策略的制定提供支撑。【方法】利用碳排放(吸收)系数法和层次分析法,构建区县域碳源、碳汇核算与碳评价模型,并以天津市武清区为例进行规划应用的实证研究。【结果】武清区全域碳平衡存在显著失衡,中心城区在碳源消纳方面起消极作用,武清区东部、中西部、中北部街镇在全区碳源消纳中起积极作用。武清区街镇的碳评价结果可分为5级,全区低碳状态自中心城区向外呈“差—优—差”的圈层分布,越靠近武清中心城区和北京通州区的街镇,低碳表现越差。【结论】武清区中心城区的人口集聚程度高、建设用地占比高,且发挥碳汇作用的沟渠、坑塘、林地等用地少,导致碳源集中。武清区东部、中西部、中北部街镇的生态相关用地碳汇作用明显。从碳评价结果看,需同时重视碳“减排”和碳“增汇”,才能改善街镇的低碳状态。武清区国土空间规划应依据各街镇的碳评价级别,结合各街镇的不同发展特征,分别制定低碳规划目标,分解传导规划指标,优化空间总体格局,引导产业低碳转型,推动全区高质量发展。

基于物联网大数据的智慧城市可持续建设研究

文中针对智慧城市建设可持续发展与规划的重要意义和重大影响,利用物联网和大数据分析技术,提出了一种以物联网和大数据分析为基础的智慧城市可持续发展规划与建设框架。首先,设计了一种基于物联网的异构聚合智慧城市架构;然后,对框架进行了大数据分析与探讨;最后,利用HadoopEco系统,对数据吞吐率曲线与数据量大小进行了评估,验证了所提框架的实用性和先进性。

北京市轨道交通线网规划探索与实践

作为超大城市的北京市进入新发展阶段,面临新发展要求,其轨道交通线网规划也需要进行适应性转变。为充分发挥轨道交通线网规划对于北京城市高质量发展的服务和引领作用,文章针对北京市轨道交通线网规划所面临的主要问题和新发展要求,在分析和总结轨道交通线网在规划对象、手段和范畴方面转型特征的基础上,从服务首都、城市协同、多网融合、精细服务、创新实施5方面探索北京市轨道交通线网规划新理念,并据此有针对性地提出相关实践建议,以期为进一步优化完善北京市轨道交通线网规划工作、推动轨道交通与城市的高质量融合发展提供参考和借鉴。