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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... serve as physical landmarks for the urban environ- ment and as ritual spaces that symbolize a cultural or political ideal.3 Because of their open accesses , public places often are the most inexpensive social and recreational facilities ...
... serve as physical landmarks for the urban environ- ment and as ritual spaces that symbolize a cultural or political ideal.3 Because of their open accesses , public places often are the most inexpensive social and recreational facilities ...
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... serve as the basis for the three parts of the book . Among the three parts , the five chapters in Part I will introduce readers to the forms of contemporary Asian urban public places in a largely matter - of - fact man- ner . To convey ...
... serve as the basis for the three parts of the book . Among the three parts , the five chapters in Part I will introduce readers to the forms of contemporary Asian urban public places in a largely matter - of - fact man- ner . To convey ...
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... serve as a warning of blind imitation . Before we examine the shared features , it is important to point out that nu- merous disparities exist among Asia Pacific cities ( the same can also be said of " Western " cities ) . For example ...
... serve as a warning of blind imitation . Before we examine the shared features , it is important to point out that nu- merous disparities exist among Asia Pacific cities ( the same can also be said of " Western " cities ) . For example ...
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... serve governmental and other specialized functions ( e.g. , professional sports ) , which prevents average people from truly using them as pub- lic places . As the front yard of the nation , the Tiananmen Square with its barren surface ...
... serve governmental and other specialized functions ( e.g. , professional sports ) , which prevents average people from truly using them as pub- lic places . As the front yard of the nation , the Tiananmen Square with its barren surface ...
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... serve far more users than will those in a Western city . Window - shopping , eating , park- going , and other ... serving them from across the counter . " 59 From Tokyo to Jakarta , all Asia Pacific cities have crowded street markets ...
... serve far more users than will those in a Western city . Window - shopping , eating , park- going , and other ... serving them from across the counter . " 59 From Tokyo to Jakarta , all Asia Pacific cities have crowded street markets ...
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