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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... residential density , about 20,000 to near 100,000 people live in each square kilometer of residential area in Asian cities , in com- parison to 3,000 to 4,000 in most US cities.23 This explains why Shanghai and Seoul each accommodate ...
... residential density , about 20,000 to near 100,000 people live in each square kilometer of residential area in Asian cities , in com- parison to 3,000 to 4,000 in most US cities.23 This explains why Shanghai and Seoul each accommodate ...
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... Residential 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 ...
... Residential 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 ...
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... residential suburbs at the periphery . In contrast , Asia Pacific cities are well known for their mixture of different land uses . For example , thousands of tiny stores permeate Shanghai's lilong ( com- pounds of townhouses ) ...
... residential suburbs at the periphery . In contrast , Asia Pacific cities are well known for their mixture of different land uses . For example , thousands of tiny stores permeate Shanghai's lilong ( com- pounds of townhouses ) ...
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... residential settlements ( e.g. , the kampungs of Southeast Asian cities ) , as pointed out in Chapter 5 , only a tolerance toward flexible uses can allow such poor and con- gested communities to maintain any public facilities . Japanese ...
... residential settlements ( e.g. , the kampungs of Southeast Asian cities ) , as pointed out in Chapter 5 , only a tolerance toward flexible uses can allow such poor and con- gested communities to maintain any public facilities . Japanese ...
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... residential enclaves throughout the entire urban area . Residential segregations do exist , but are based more on ethnic groups , trades , and " work units " ( in socialist countries ) rather than income.100 Corresponding to such a ...
... residential enclaves throughout the entire urban area . Residential segregations do exist , but are based more on ethnic groups , trades , and " work units " ( in socialist countries ) rather than income.100 Corresponding to such a ...
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