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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... that certain " cultural " characteristics of Asian public places , such as their intensive use , may be partially attributed to this high density . Table 1. Comparison of populations , residential land areas , INTRODUCTION 7.
... that certain " cultural " characteristics of Asian public places , such as their intensive use , may be partially attributed to this high density . Table 1. Comparison of populations , residential land areas , INTRODUCTION 7.
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... land area excludes parks , airports , industrial complexes , water , and areas with a population density less than 1,931 persons per km2 within the administrative area of a city . ( Sources : US Census Bureau , " Population of World's ...
... land area excludes parks , airports , industrial complexes , water , and areas with a population density less than 1,931 persons per km2 within the administrative area of a city . ( Sources : US Census Bureau , " Population of World's ...
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... land area of a city bigger and its hinterland green space more remote from urban residents ' daily life , which , when combined with high density , aggravates the need for more public spaces inside the built - up area . ( 3 ) MIXED USES ...
... land area of a city bigger and its hinterland green space more remote from urban residents ' daily life , which , when combined with high density , aggravates the need for more public spaces inside the built - up area . ( 3 ) MIXED USES ...
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... land prices and relocation costs in city centers , and thus discouraging the improvement of public space in general . Many Asia Pacific countries in the past few decades have reached a level of in- dustrialization which in the West took ...
... land prices and relocation costs in city centers , and thus discouraging the improvement of public space in general . Many Asia Pacific countries in the past few decades have reached a level of in- dustrialization which in the West took ...
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... land use is a trait universal to all pre - industrial cities , the high population density and tight private living space in Asian cities may help to prolong its existence in this region till today ( see Chapter 2 on the Hong Kong ...
... land use is a trait universal to all pre - industrial cities , the high population density and tight private living space in Asian cities may help to prolong its existence in this region till today ( see Chapter 2 on the Hong Kong ...
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