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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... 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 six million people within 7 and 10 kilometers of their city centers ...
... 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 six million people within 7 and 10 kilometers of their city centers ...
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... square kilometer , one can still find 18 square kilometers of agricultural land ! 33 One may see this both as a reflection of Asian culture and as the remains of a characteristic shared by all pre - industrial cities.34 The degree of ...
... square kilometer , one can still find 18 square kilometers of agricultural land ! 33 One may see this both as a reflection of Asian culture and as the remains of a characteristic shared by all pre - industrial cities.34 The degree of ...
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... Square in Beijing , located in the colonial Europeans ' ( and later local elites ' ) districts , vacated royal or colonial government grounds , newly developed suburban areas , or gentrified urban renewal projects , all of which are far ...
... Square in Beijing , located in the colonial Europeans ' ( and later local elites ' ) districts , vacated royal or colonial government grounds , newly developed suburban areas , or gentrified urban renewal projects , all of which are far ...
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... Square in Beijing or the alun - aluns ( open space ) near the kraton ( local prince's palace ) in traditional Javanese cities.48 However , these spaces often originated from former royal gar- dens or ceremonial grounds . They were ...
... Square in Beijing or the alun - aluns ( open space ) near the kraton ( local prince's palace ) in traditional Javanese cities.48 However , these spaces often originated from former royal gar- dens or ceremonial grounds . They were ...
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... Square in Singapore's reclaimed waterfront or the Yangmingshan Park at the periphery of Taipei , far away from the densely inhabited neighborhoods of low- and middle - income families who use public space as an extension of their small ...
... Square in Singapore's reclaimed waterfront or the Yangmingshan Park at the periphery of Taipei , far away from the densely inhabited neighborhoods of low- and middle - income families who use public space as an extension of their small ...
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