Based on typo-morphological studies,this paper proposes the concept of “space gene” from the perspective of urban spatial development theory.Specifically,space gene refers to a unique and relatively stable pattern o...Based on typo-morphological studies,this paper proposes the concept of “space gene” from the perspective of urban spatial development theory.Specifically,space gene refers to a unique and relatively stable pattern of spatial organization formed as a result of long-term interaction among the three dimensions:urban space,natural environment,and socio-culture.It conveys distinctive characteristics of different regions and contributes to a unique city identity and a harmonious relationship among the three dimensions.This paper points out that urban planning and design can be localized through the identification-analysis-guidance process of space genes,avoiding both the design scheme that does not respect culture and nature and the practice that a unified model is adopted to create same images in different cities,as well as prompting the directional turn of urban planning and design approaches from space form creation to space gene analysis.It provides an effective design path for a win-win result among urban development,natural protection,and cultural inheritance.Furthermore,the paper discusses the prospect of the Space GenBank Project.展开更多
As China’s socio-economic development is entering into a transitioning era,urban residents’demands are becoming more diversified,complicated,and fragmented.Ought to address issues regarding community environmental r...As China’s socio-economic development is entering into a transitioning era,urban residents’demands are becoming more diversified,complicated,and fragmented.Ought to address issues regarding community environmental renovation,infrastructure and facilities constructions,and efficient public service supplies,measures should be adopted to adjust the urban community governance model in China to face emergent challenges.Against this background,this paper argues that the"participating actors,""community management and organization framework,""related laws,regulations,and policies,"and"resources allocation and management"are the four crucial dimensions in urban community governance.We then adopted these four underpinnings as the theoretical framework to unravel the complex dynamics of community governance in contemporary urban China.This paper argues that the current community governance system falls short in accommodating the growing demands of community development due to"ambiguity of participating actors,""excessive administrative intervention on community management,""insufficient legislation supports,"and a"deficiency in financing management system."Therefore,this paper argues that through the pluralization of public participation,diversification of community organization modes,and the enhancement of participation accessibility,community governance performance in urban China could be drastically improved.Therefore,a pluralistic and participatory community governance model is proposed in this paper to provide additional policy implications for community governance in urban China.展开更多
基金supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.59238151)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50378013)the Program for the Youth of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.59308074)。
文摘Based on typo-morphological studies,this paper proposes the concept of “space gene” from the perspective of urban spatial development theory.Specifically,space gene refers to a unique and relatively stable pattern of spatial organization formed as a result of long-term interaction among the three dimensions:urban space,natural environment,and socio-culture.It conveys distinctive characteristics of different regions and contributes to a unique city identity and a harmonious relationship among the three dimensions.This paper points out that urban planning and design can be localized through the identification-analysis-guidance process of space genes,avoiding both the design scheme that does not respect culture and nature and the practice that a unified model is adopted to create same images in different cities,as well as prompting the directional turn of urban planning and design approaches from space form creation to space gene analysis.It provides an effective design path for a win-win result among urban development,natural protection,and cultural inheritance.Furthermore,the paper discusses the prospect of the Space GenBank Project.
文摘As China’s socio-economic development is entering into a transitioning era,urban residents’demands are becoming more diversified,complicated,and fragmented.Ought to address issues regarding community environmental renovation,infrastructure and facilities constructions,and efficient public service supplies,measures should be adopted to adjust the urban community governance model in China to face emergent challenges.Against this background,this paper argues that the"participating actors,""community management and organization framework,""related laws,regulations,and policies,"and"resources allocation and management"are the four crucial dimensions in urban community governance.We then adopted these four underpinnings as the theoretical framework to unravel the complex dynamics of community governance in contemporary urban China.This paper argues that the current community governance system falls short in accommodating the growing demands of community development due to"ambiguity of participating actors,""excessive administrative intervention on community management,""insufficient legislation supports,"and a"deficiency in financing management system."Therefore,this paper argues that through the pluralization of public participation,diversification of community organization modes,and the enhancement of participation accessibility,community governance performance in urban China could be drastically improved.Therefore,a pluralistic and participatory community governance model is proposed in this paper to provide additional policy implications for community governance in urban China.
