The Historic Conservation District(HCD) is an important target for urban heritage protection in China. The spatial characteristics of its road system,formed before the appearance of automobile,do not adapt to the car ...The Historic Conservation District(HCD) is an important target for urban heritage protection in China. The spatial characteristics of its road system,formed before the appearance of automobile,do not adapt to the car traffic. In the context of very rapid motorization in Chinese cities,the increase in car traffic brings an inevitable trouble for the protection of HCDs. Road widening and pedestrianization are two popular solutions to this problem in current practices; however,both of them may lead to negative consequences. Inspired by the development of Zone 30 in European cities,this paper firstly cleared up first some misunderstandings of the concept of traffic calming,then taking the inner city of Paris as an example,explained how traffic calming measures can be implemented in HCDs and what effects will be generated. Finally,it discussed the possible application of traffic calming measures in HCDs projects in China and pointed out the specific situations of Chinese cities to which the planners should pay more attention.展开更多
A shift to a market-led economy initialized due to globalization has caused massive restructuring–both economically and spatially.In the midst of such restructuring processes for place promotion and investment market...A shift to a market-led economy initialized due to globalization has caused massive restructuring–both economically and spatially.In the midst of such restructuring processes for place promotion and investment marketing,falls culture and heritage.The developed world identified the value of heritage and centered the restructuring around the global-local nexus,whereas the developing world,increasingly influenced by the far west,made progress towards'Americanization.'However different the approaches might be,a similarity in the situation of perception of culture can be found today–induced by the technical and global forces.A new debate emerged in the professional communities on preserving the essence of historic districts/neighborhoods based on the ideologies and perceptions of governments and communities alike.This paper aims to decipher the influence of the changing notion of'development'and the globalization on the historic districts in the developing and developed worlds,by detailing the case of the Drum Tower Muslim District in Xi’an and a mining town named R?ros(a world heritage site)in Norway.The study is primarily based on secondary sources,discussions with experts,field visits,and in depth interviews with local people.The findings from both the cases prove that there is no clear distinction in the current scenario of historic district preservation,although the governing processes and planning mechanisms of both countries have stark differences.展开更多
基金Sponsored by Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(51278345)Key Project of National Social Science Foundation of China(12&ZD203)
文摘The Historic Conservation District(HCD) is an important target for urban heritage protection in China. The spatial characteristics of its road system,formed before the appearance of automobile,do not adapt to the car traffic. In the context of very rapid motorization in Chinese cities,the increase in car traffic brings an inevitable trouble for the protection of HCDs. Road widening and pedestrianization are two popular solutions to this problem in current practices; however,both of them may lead to negative consequences. Inspired by the development of Zone 30 in European cities,this paper firstly cleared up first some misunderstandings of the concept of traffic calming,then taking the inner city of Paris as an example,explained how traffic calming measures can be implemented in HCDs and what effects will be generated. Finally,it discussed the possible application of traffic calming measures in HCDs projects in China and pointed out the specific situations of Chinese cities to which the planners should pay more attention.
基金funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No.770141
文摘A shift to a market-led economy initialized due to globalization has caused massive restructuring–both economically and spatially.In the midst of such restructuring processes for place promotion and investment marketing,falls culture and heritage.The developed world identified the value of heritage and centered the restructuring around the global-local nexus,whereas the developing world,increasingly influenced by the far west,made progress towards'Americanization.'However different the approaches might be,a similarity in the situation of perception of culture can be found today–induced by the technical and global forces.A new debate emerged in the professional communities on preserving the essence of historic districts/neighborhoods based on the ideologies and perceptions of governments and communities alike.This paper aims to decipher the influence of the changing notion of'development'and the globalization on the historic districts in the developing and developed worlds,by detailing the case of the Drum Tower Muslim District in Xi’an and a mining town named R?ros(a world heritage site)in Norway.The study is primarily based on secondary sources,discussions with experts,field visits,and in depth interviews with local people.The findings from both the cases prove that there is no clear distinction in the current scenario of historic district preservation,although the governing processes and planning mechanisms of both countries have stark differences.
