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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... appear universally applicable . 15 However , Asia Pacific cities cannot rely on copying the patterns of Western de- veloped countries . Due to the unique demographic , social / cultural , and economic conditions ( to be discussed later ...
... appear universally applicable . 15 However , Asia Pacific cities cannot rely on copying the patterns of Western de- veloped countries . Due to the unique demographic , social / cultural , and economic conditions ( to be discussed later ...
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... appear to be preoccupied by the accumulation of private wealth.39 The overwhelming commercial signs in many Asian cities are just one clue to this social inclination . Coupled with the high population density and other conditions ...
... appear to be preoccupied by the accumulation of private wealth.39 The overwhelming commercial signs in many Asian cities are just one clue to this social inclination . Coupled with the high population density and other conditions ...
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... appears the only way to survive , for they cannot afford and understand the world of transnational corporation managers and foreign tourists ( Chapter 2 on the Hong Kong street mar- ket provides a detailed study on the issue ) . To this ...
... appears the only way to survive , for they cannot afford and understand the world of transnational corporation managers and foreign tourists ( Chapter 2 on the Hong Kong street mar- ket provides a detailed study on the issue ) . To this ...
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... appear in Western cities until the 19th - century industrialization era.52 ) The urban morphology has not changed much in modern times because as mentioned before , the persisting high density in Asia Pacific urban cores has simply ...
... appear in Western cities until the 19th - century industrialization era.52 ) The urban morphology has not changed much in modern times because as mentioned before , the persisting high density in Asia Pacific urban cores has simply ...
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... appear as Modern - styled plazas and malls in downtown , ceremonial struc- tures in government centers , or large ... appearing both modern / Western and traditional / indigenous . The morphological structure of many places within the ...
... appear as Modern - styled plazas and malls in downtown , ceremonial struc- tures in government centers , or large ... appearing both modern / Western and traditional / indigenous . The morphological structure of many places within the ...
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