Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 174-177

Abstract: This Article focuses on the study of how to carry out effective protection, planning, development and renovation facing the streets and blocks with historic and cultural value during the process of urbanization, takes the recent period Lifen House “Xian’anfang Neighborhood” as an example, puts forward the idea and strategy for protection and renovation of streets and blocks with historic and cultural value, and elaborates on the method for protection and planning of Lifen House and on the mode for gradual renovation.

Abstract: In the rapid development of urbanization, the expansion of city functions tends to be passive due to the influence of social leading benefit and public choice. Under such conditions, the development of city space is subject to fluctuation. With the new breakthrough in urbanization, the pattern, strategy and method of urbanization are gaining more attention. It is widely acknowledged in the academic circle to “promote the healthy development of urbanization by improving the quality of its development”. Taking Dacheng County in Hebei Province as an example, this paper will grasp the major factors of urbanization based on a comprehensive research of actual situation and put forward the proposition for a healthy development of urbanization. In this way, the author aims to provide some new thoughts in the successful transition of urbanization.

Abstract: This paper is a study about the relationship among the factors that influence the new urban planning under the theory of “Smart Growth”. The author applied the “Smart Growth” in China domestic society and summarized key factors into five categories. Interpretation of Structure Model (“ISM”) is used to design a tailor made data model. The model established Adjacency Matrix and Reachable Matrix to define the key influence factors into seven classes, depicted the correlation structure and then revealed the inherent logic relation between the key factors. The ISM model diagram provided visualized view of the cause-effect relationship among the influence factors. It is used as a tool to identify the reasons and forecast impacts based on the diagram. This tool is helpful to the real business of new urban planning and contributes meaningful scientific research for “Smart Growth” theoretical development.

Abstract: The revival of historic districts is a major issue that the urban development is facing, combined with the detailed planning for protection and renovation of the southeast area in the ancient city of Liaocheng, this paper narratives the idea of the revival of historic districts in detail from the cultural connotations, business climate, traditional style, living conditions and implementation strategies and so on, expecting to provide useful ideas on protection, renewal and rehabilitation of the current historic districts.

Abstract: The approach route for formulating overall planning could be analyzed by means of the theory of “Figure-Ground Relation” belonging to iconology. From old Measures to new Measures, the approach routes have been changed to “ground-figure” from “figure-ground”, namely, former “construction” first and “protection” secondary is changed to “protection” first and “construction” secondary, and the planning of “city” primary and “countryside” secondary is changed to overall planning for “city” and “countryside”. Attaching importance to the approach routes for formulating overall planning of “Figure-Ground Relation” makes up the controlled thinking tradition, which is one of two great thinking traditions for city planning, as well as a deficiency of overall planning formulation all the time in our country, so as to promote self-examination on overall planning based on garden city theory standing for modern city planning, accordingly make the measures for formulating overall planning regressed to value harmonious relationship of city and countryside.

Abstract: Qijiang ancient town is a famous historical and cultural town of Sichuan province with a history of over 2000 years. Most of the buildings in this ancient town were build in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties which are build by western Sichuan style. The street buildup by those buildings were very well protected. There is an 500-meter-long ancient block, containing 5 ancient stages and temples. There are 2 well-preserved stages so far. Qijiang ancient town follow the combination characteristics of contrary space sequence and contrary space behavior, its space form layout is rigorous. The outer space, inner space, inter living space, behaviour and time space are formed orderly. Today the town's space form layout is evolved in a long history and tourism economy developed. With the development of tourism economy, the traditional space pattern has already not adapt to the modern Qijiang town’s development. What make it worse is lack of a comprehensive guide, causing the ancient town’s traditional history and culture and traditional pattern face a new dilemma. From the point of the protection of traditional space pattern and traditional culture, this thesis aimed at Qijiang ancient town’s internal space form layout analysis and research as the key point, making space configuration optimize and adjust. In order to adapt to the development of modern Qijiang town. Provides an example of small towns’ residential environment construction development in China.

Abstract: University can be seen as a miniature city, the problem of campus planning in currently development need to be analysis and solve from the perspective of urban design. This paper study the urban design concept in campus planning with two main aspects: humanity place for student and reasonable form for campus. Base on these two concepts, it concludes three methods of campus design, including mix-use structure, human scale layout and public space activity.

Abstract: This paper analysis the importance of healthy urbanization process to establish a harmonious society. Meanwhile it puts forward the problems in China’s urbanization process and related suggestions: (1) Changing the ideas of development-Overall planning, adhere to the principle of cities and small towns coordinated development; (2) Improving the development quality-Improving the speed and quality comprehensively; (3) Innovating the development models- Improving the market mechanism, paying attention to the establishment of institutional environment, and integrating the second establishment stage of rural enterprises, the development of small towns and the employment of surplus labors to form a virtuous cycle system; (4) Improving the institutional environment-solving the problems of land, household registration system and urban management system after the peasants coming into the towns.

Abstract: The main purposes of ecological suitability evaluation of Panjin New city are evaluating the land use and finding which types of land are suitable for city construction. The authors study the subject by adopting the methods of AHP, expert decision and GIS, and get the final results by three steps: First, the authors select the ecological factors interfered with the urban plan and grant the weights to each factors; second, the authors draw a serial images of single factor by availing the remote sensing data; third, the authors put the different layers together and get the combined evaluating image via ArcGIS software. At last, we can draw conclusions that most land of the planning areas is suitable for urban construction and the planning regions can be divided into three parts according to its ecological suitability.

Abstract: This paper evaluates the effectiveness of New York City’s attempts to promote its theater industry through zoning tools, which sheds light on balancing historic preservation and sustainable development. Using the original zoning resolutions and secondary data, this paper will analyze the changing problems, solutions, costs and benefits of setting up a Special Theater (Sub)District in order to protect a socially-desirable use and to recapture the value of private development at the same time. It will conclude that landmarking the theaters to be preserved provided them with legal protection and substantial funds created by the transfers of development rights (TDRs), while controls on Floor Area Ratio (FAR), usage and contextual requirements effectively shaped the area’s three dimensional form; the Special Theater Subdistrict has been highly successful.