China ; Modernity ; Research technique ; Urban society ; Urbanism ; Urbanization
For many citizens, urbanism remains a serious problem in China. There is a lack of theoretic study to personal urbanism. The article proposes that the ancient research of urbanism is the research of urbanism of cities. Several research methods
are offered. Some thoughts are proposed about the promotion of personal urbanism.
Urban networks in Europe: policies, practices, outcomes
Europe ; European Union ; Network ; Territoriality ; Town ; Urban development ; Urban function ; Urban geography ; Urban network ; Urban policy
Over the past twenty years urban “networking” has become a rule of behaviour in the European Union. This article concerns the development of urban networks within the European urban geography. Urban networks have an important role in disseminating
a development model for urban areas by bringing together a diverse range of cities around common problems in order to create common understandings of how to address these problems—the new ‘conventional wisdom’. These networks have also developed a range
of different methods “to be active” in order to achieve different territorial outcomes. In that sense, which are the outcomes of those cities that have shown a strong “ aptitude in urban networking ” ? - (BJ)
The paper aims to understand the morphological transformation of the urban network of Wrocław caused by the rapid development and urban growth impacts. In an attempt to investigate the reason for morphological transformation of Wrocław urban network
The eco-environmental guarantee for China's urbanization process
China ; Ecology ; Environment ; Forecast ; Sustainable development ; Urban ecology ; Urbanization
Studying the change of resources consumption and eco-environmental carrying capacity are of importance to the sustainable development of urbanization. Based on the China's economic and social statistical data from 1950 to 2006, the ecological
footprint, ecological footprint intensity, ecological deficit and surplus, and eco-environment quality comprehensive index are calculated, the correlation between urbanization and eco-environmental change is analyzed and the eco-environmental guarantee
From urban political economy to cultural political economy : rethinking culture and economy in and beyond the urban
Cultural studies ; Cultural turn ; Political economy ; Urban geography ; Urban policy
Moving the argument from inquiry on the nature of the economy itself to the transformation of the role of culture and economy in understanding the production of urban form from perspectives based in urban political economy, the paper focuses on how
the challenges posed by the cultural turn have enabled urban political economy to participate constructively in interdisciplinary efforts to reorient political economy in the direction of a cultural political economy.
Delimitation ; Metropolitan area ; Poland ; Settlement system ; Urban agglomeration ; Urban function ; Urban geography ; Urban morphology ; Urban structure
This article has sought to elucidate the difference between the urban agglomeration and the metropolitan area, in the light of the output of Polish urban geography. Special attention is paid to the relationship between the ways of conceiving
the above entities in respect of the morphological and functional aspects to a large city’s structure. An overview of cognitive and planning achievements in the field of the delimitation of urban agglomerations and metropolitan areas in Poland is also
Railroad abandonment : a catalyst for urban renewal in the San Fernando Valley, California
California ; Impact ; Land use ; Los Angeles ; Redevelopment ; United States of America ; Urban development ; Urban renewal ; Urban transport ; Wasteland
Given the absence of a clear academic consensus on the effects of urban railroad abandonment, the A. tests the argument that it stimulates urban renewal by releasing urban property for new development, and influences redevelopment in adjacent areas
California ; Community ; Ethnic community ; Neighbourhood ; Redevelopment ; United States of America ; Urban development ; Urban planning ; Urban regeneration ; Urban society ; Urbanism
Eventi culturali e politiche urbane nelle città medie : il caso di Potenza
Basilicata ; Cultural policy ; Italy ; Local development ; Urban policy ; Urban renewal
This paper examines the role of cultural policies in urban regenerations and local development processes. The object of this examination in the case of Potenza, a succesfull example of urban and cultural identity transformation from a particular
event, the Bicentenario of Potenza Città Capoluogo, an important opportunity for Potenza to start an urban quality requalification within an improvement process. - (NF)
Integrated assessment model of water resources constraint intensity on urbanization in arid area
Arid area ; China ; Gansu ; Model ; Urbanization ; Water ; Water resources
Based on qualitative and quantitative methods, the AA. constructed an integrated indicator system to assess the status of water resources and urbanization system in arid area, and established an AHP model reformed by entropy technology to evaluate
the temporal and spatial variations of water resources constraint intensity on urbanization. This model is applied to the Hexi Corridor, a typical arid area in NW China. Results show that, water resources constraint intensity on urbanization in the Hexi
and urbanization system, the Hexi Corridor can still promote water resources sustainable utilization and accelerate the urbanization process. This study suggests that the integrated assessment model of water resources constraint intensity on urbanization
is an effective method to analyze the conflicts between water resources and urbanization system in arid area.
British Columbia ; Canada ; Environmental management ; Gentrification ; Land value ; Political ecology ; Residential environment ; Sustainable development ; Urban density ; Urban development ; Urban ecology ; Urban geography ; Urban park ; Urbanism