Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities: Current Issues and StrategiesPu Miao Springer Science & Business Media, 2001 M08 31 - 392 pages PUMIAO 1. The Subject Matter: Urban Public Places 2. The Location: Asia Pacific Region 3. The Purpose of the'"Book: For the Makers of Public Places 4. The Three Perspectives of the Book: Description, Criticism, and Intervention 5. Perspective One: Characteristics of Asia Pacific Cities and Their Public Places (1) High Population Density (2) Large Cities (3) Mixed Uses (4) Government-Centered and Pro-Development Culture (5) The East-versus-West Bipolarity (6) Small Amount of Public Space (7) Absence of Large Nodes and Overall Structure in Public Space (8) Intensive Use of Public Space (9) Ambiguous Boundary between the Public and the Private Summaries of Chapters 1-5 6. Perspective Two: Current Issues and Debates (1) Identity Formal Identity Functional Identity (2) Sustainability High-Tech versus Low-Tech High-Density versus Low-Density (3) Equality Equal Participation Equal Accessibility Summaries of Chapters 6-9 7. Perspective Three: Major Trends in Design and Theory (1) The "Grey" Relationship between the Public and the Private (2) The Transformation of Traditional Typology (3) Indigenous Decoration, Color and Material in New Applications (4) The Tropical Public Place Summaries of Chapters 10-17 8. Conclusion Pu Miao (ed. ), Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities, 1-45. © 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2 P. MIAO 1. The Subject Matter: Urban Public Places A visitor to Kuala Lumpur will hardly forget the experience of strolling among the fragrant fruits sold under the overhang of the five-foot walkway during a tropical downfall. |
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... Cities Current Issues and Strategies edited by Pu Miao CHINA THAILAND VISTNAM MALAYSIA KOREA THE PHILIPPINES INDONESIA PACIFIC OCEAN Kluwer Academic Publishers Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities This One U349 -. Front Cover.
... Cities Current Issues and Strategies edited by Pu Miao CHINA THAILAND VISTNAM MALAYSIA KOREA THE PHILIPPINES INDONESIA PACIFIC OCEAN Kluwer Academic Publishers Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities This One U349 -. Front Cover.
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... 000 Jakarta INDONESIA Yogyakarta THE PHILIPPINES 8 JAPAN Tokyo PACIFIC OCEAN Asia Pacific region , countries and areas indicated are studied in this book . Table of Contents Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction Pu Miao.
... 000 Jakarta INDONESIA Yogyakarta THE PHILIPPINES 8 JAPAN Tokyo PACIFIC OCEAN Asia Pacific region , countries and areas indicated are studied in this book . Table of Contents Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction Pu Miao.
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... Philippine Experience Norma I. Alarcon ix xi 1 49 F 71 87 4. Japanese Public Space as Defined by Event 107 Tanya Hidaka and Mamoru Tanaka 5. Rukun and Gotong Royong : Managing Public Places in an Indonesian Kampung 119 Dwita Hadi Rahmi ...
... Philippine Experience Norma I. Alarcon ix xi 1 49 F 71 87 4. Japanese Public Space as Defined by Event 107 Tanya Hidaka and Mamoru Tanaka 5. Rukun and Gotong Royong : Managing Public Places in an Indonesian Kampung 119 Dwita Hadi Rahmi ...
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... Philippines Grace C. Ramos 215 237 12. Place - Making and the New Mobility of Asian Cities : The Bangkok Plan 257 Gary Hack 13. Design with High - Density : A Chinese Perspective Pu Miao 273 14. A Question of Local Models : Public ...
... Philippines Grace C. Ramos 215 237 12. Place - Making and the New Mobility of Asian Cities : The Bangkok Plan 257 Gary Hack 13. Design with High - Density : A Chinese Perspective Pu Miao 273 14. A Question of Local Models : Public ...
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... Philippines . She has written on the architectural history of the Philippines and historic preservation in the Philippines . Barry Bell is an architect and formally an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture , Carleton ...
... Philippines . She has written on the architectural history of the Philippines and historic preservation in the Philippines . Barry Bell is an architect and formally an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture , Carleton ...
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