distinguish between chinese urban planning and american urban planning
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Yang Yang
October, 4 2013
Distinguish between Chinese urban planning and American
urban planning
Urban planning systemStart timeSomething related to site planning
Content
United State: Federal government has indirect
role on land use planning and does not have a central planning law
State government has power to plan and regulate
Citizens are encouraged to take part in meetings
Urban planning system China:•The Chinese central government and the legislative body play a critical role on planning and regulating•Citizens are not able to participate to discuss
United State Has been planned for more than
one hundred since creation of New York’s Central Park
Start timeChina•Begin to plan in recent year•Be independent department in 1980s and a sub-filed of Architecture
Nine Types of Residential HousesCourtyard houses of North China Jiang Nan Residential houses
Kaiping Diaolou Earth Towers of Hakkas
Something related to site planningHousing-China
Gave Dwelling of Northwest China Tibetan Vernacular Dwelling
The Ganlan Wood Monglian Yurts Ayiwang Uyghur Houses
Housing China-Continued
Multi-floor residential buildings are popular and desired
Housing-China
Four Types of HousingSingle-family detached Single-family semidetached
Townhouse Apartment
Housing-United State
Single-family detached is the most desired housing
Housing-United State
Topography
Because of topographic reason, over 50% of total people live and work in the urban centers, for convenience and efficiency.
Hong Kong
The vertical city
“The vertical city image of Hong Kong is portrayed by thousands of two hundred meters tall towers of residential apartment, or offices of similar heights”
The UN Statistics Year Book of 2000 indicated the vertical city of Hong Kong is one of the most energy efficient built form
Hong Kong
The sky city
Activities do not happen on the ground rather than above the ground.
For example, a large variety of double layered web-like network of pedestrian’s crosswalk.
Hong Kong
Manhattan
Similar to Hong Kong, high rise and high density housing accommodate people.
More than half of population is not local residents rather than commuting workers, visitors, hospital users and commuting students.
Manhattan
How these commuting workers arrive in Manhattan
Because of extensive transportation and mass transit network
Manhattan
Although Chinese urban planning is different with American urban planning, the aim of both is to make great communities happen.
Conclusion
Thank you