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