What Is the Relationship Between Housing and Community Development?

The Lost HomelandSustainable Housing and Communities in a Global Context Published by May 2012 by Tongji University Press.

The Lost Homeland: Sustainable Housing and Communities in a Global Context

Publisher: Tongji University Press

Meaningful places are an important force to counter globalization and everywhere, and an important factor in exploring sustainable lifestyles. The famous scholar Professor Timothy Bitley showed his in-depth and extensive research and his experience throughout North America and Europe. He conducted a very realistic review of the current places and buildings, reviewed the current challenges and explored The trends and factors that weaken the place's emotions are described, and many constructive views and convincing ideas to strengthen the place are depicted. The Lost Homeland (Houses and Communities for Sustainable Development in the Globalization Age) edited by Wang Jun and others also opened up a broad new horizon, explored sustainable community construction, and introduced readers to many creative projects and activities. Therefore, For anyone who wants to resist homogeneous development, and to make the environment and community more distinctive, "Lost Homeland (Houses and Communities for Sustainable Development in the Age of Globalization)" is convincing. A source of information and thought. ^[1]

Timothy Beatlev has a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina, and a professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia School of Architecture in Charlottesville, Virginia. He has nearly 30 years of teaching experience. He has been committed to research on the ecological footprint of cities and towns and the creation of livable environments. He has positioned his academic direction in sustainable community development and innovation strategies. He has published books including "Learning from European Cities" (translated into Chinese), More than 15 books including Conservation Planning, Sustainable Homes in the Globalization Era, etc. Among them, Ethical Land Use has been rated as one of the "100 Planning Basic Books" by the American Planning Association. He is currently a professor at the Teresa Heinz Foundation, a charity foundation dedicated to supporting social and environmental research, at the University of Virginia School of Architecture's Sustainable Development Institute. Dr. Jun Wang, Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University. His research interests are historical and cultural cities and the protection of historical and cultural heritage. He has taught foreign urban construction history, urban design and other courses for many years. He has published "Our Heritage, Our Future", Cultural city: Guilin (co-edited) and other works and teaching research papers. Dr. Zhang Guanzeng, Professor of Tongji University School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ph.D. Supervisor, has been a visiting professor at Icu, Japan, Meiji University, and Bauhaus University. Published "Introduction to Urban Development", "Formation and Development of East Asian Cities", "Overview of Higher Education in Taiwan", "Analysis of Rainbow-The Puzzle of Science", "Post-Modern Urbanism", "A Course in English for Planning Professionals", " There are more than ten translations of the "Outline of the History of Western Urban Construction" and more than 50 various papers.

Foreword

Chapter 1: Sustainable Places in the Age of Globalization

The true value of the place

Nature of place, place of nature

Places help us repair lost connections

Economic arguments about places

Rebuilding site

Possibility of rebuilding the place

Chapter 2: The Foundation of Places: Concepts, Research, Literature

Language of the place

Quality of the venue: what we like

The importance of the natural environment in shaping places

The power of nature to rejuvenate places, buildings, and communities

Place ethics

in conclusion

Chapter III Historical Heritage Enhances Site Quality

Facing the industrialized past and rebuilding history

Landscape Parks in Germany-North Duisburg

Gasfabriek park

U.S. attempts to relive industrial history

Historical fragments and their reconstruction

Urban landscape as a historical fragment

Enhance the value of the community's historical and cultural heritage

History and sustainability

Preserving the delicate balance between history and modernization

U.S. city success stories

in conclusion

Chapter 4 Preventing Urban Sprawl: Community Planning, Sustainability, and Place

Ideas and strategies to prevent urban sprawl

Avoid the monotony of community buildings

Strengthening walking connections through good community design

Reconstruction and expansion of existing space texture

The promise of new urbanism

New street and traffic ideas

Designed Intercity Transport Links

summary

Chapter 5 Nature and Place: Environment Improves Place Quality

Communities are like forests: rethinking cities and artificial environments

Reintegrate nature into our cities and lives

Green cities and communities

The natural rhythm of city and life

Reconnecting with land and landscape

Gifts of local landscapes: local production and consumption

in conclusion

Chapter 6 Walking Places

Mandatory in pedestrian areas

No need to worry about motorways

How to measure the quality of a place

Opportunities for North American countries to foster walking culture

in conclusion

Chapter VII Art and Festival Shaping Places

Support the cultivation of local artists

The power of artistic places

Artistic infrastructure

Street art

Improving the value of the community's historical heritage with art

Street celebrations, parades and other community art events

in conclusion

Chapter 8 Learning by Design: What the Community Taught Us

From real estate to living space

New school responsibilities: let students know their hometown

Knowledge of landscape

Knowledge of infrastructure

Building knowledge

in conclusion

Chapter IX Strengthening Site Construction through Sharing

Shared housing and living space

Traffic sharing

Public Bicycle Program

Share and reuse community supplies

in conclusion

Chapter 10 Multigenerational Communities: Respecting the Elderly and Love the Young Cherish the family

Urban layout should help the elderly take care of themselves and facilitate travel

Road to garden and nature

Fun for all ages

The school is a community center and a center for multiple generations

Lifelong community

in conclusion

Chapter 11 Places for Sustainable Development

City of Renewable Energy: Chicago

Inspiration from Ello

Zero Energy Community in London

Community renewal, solving energy problems

Seeking Wind Energy

Low-energy buildings change city image

Bold design for a low-energy future

in conclusion

Chapter XII New Local Policies

Comprehensive policy, bottom-up policy

New Collaboration and Union

Develop policies tailored to local conditions

New approaches to local leadership

Globalized-localized community

New citizen

in conclusion

Chapter XIII Rethinking Our Place Responsibility

references

index

Postscript