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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... countries , sold and distributed by Kluwer Academic Publishers , P.O. Box 322 , 3300 AH Dordrecht , The Netherlands . Cover illustration : Asia Pacific region , countries and areas indicated are studied in this book . Printed on acid ...
... countries , sold and distributed by Kluwer Academic Publishers , P.O. Box 322 , 3300 AH Dordrecht , The Netherlands . Cover illustration : Asia Pacific region , countries and areas indicated are studied in this book . Printed on acid ...
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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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... countries along the Pacific rim , from Japan in the north , to Indonesia in the south , a region sometimes called East and Southeast Asia . Why do we focus on this region ? One obvious reason is the explosion of its urban population in ...
... countries along the Pacific rim , from Japan in the north , to Indonesia in the south , a region sometimes called East and Southeast Asia . Why do we focus on this region ? One obvious reason is the explosion of its urban population in ...
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... countries , compared with the 4.8 % from the United States . Research has also shown that Asia Pacific countries have developed a greater regional interdepend- ency in trade relationships and division of labor since the 1980s . Given ...
... countries , compared with the 4.8 % from the United States . Research has also shown that Asia Pacific countries have developed a greater regional interdepend- ency in trade relationships and division of labor since the 1980s . Given ...
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... countries . Due to the unique demographic , social / cultural , and economic conditions ( to be discussed later in this Introduction ) , these cities have to find their own ways to develop their public spaces . Recognizing the great ...
... countries . Due to the unique demographic , social / cultural , and economic conditions ( to be discussed later in this Introduction ) , these cities have to find their own ways to develop their public spaces . Recognizing the great ...
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