Examining the nature of a Chinese city and the traditional concept of Chinese city planning, this volume uses Beijing as a case study. It describes how the traditional Chinese world view has influenced the function and layout of the Chinese city; in particular, the capital city. The influence of Soviet planning since 1949 is also traced and discussed in length through the thematic treatment of Beijing after 1949, in a number of chapters that cover city planning, housing, urban transport, urban environment, social areas and economic and non-economic functions of the city.
- ISBN10 1852931892
- ISBN13 9781852931896
- Publish Date 18 March 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 October 2009
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English