Outline of the History of Urban Planning in China

Author: Wang Dehua
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book primarily reviews the history of Chinese urban planning from an engineering perspective. For ancient history, it focuses on elaborating the characteristics, levels, and technical achievements of development during several key stages, particularly the pre-Qin era and the post-unification of the Qin and Han dynasties. For modern history, it highlights the challenging growth process of Chinese planning technology after foreign invasions, as well as development examples in major cities. For contemporary history, it provides a detailed account of the development in each stage, along with its features in planning, design, implementation, and management, supplemented by numerous examples of various urban planning projects, as well as the implementation outcomes of specialized planning in areas such as the protection of historical and cultural cities, residential communities, and road traffic. The book is richly illustrated, combining theory with practice, and is highly readable. It can serve as a reference for students and researchers in universities and colleges studying urban planning, architecture, landscape history, archaeology, economic geography, and related fields, as well as a reference book for design research institutions and departments involved in national urban construction management.