New Community and New City: The Disappearance of Residential Communities and the Rise of New Communities

Author: Yang Dezhang
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Publish Date: 2006-01-10
Features: Over the past 20 years, the field of world city construction has undergone significant changes, with the direction completely shifting. Modernism has been thoroughly criticized and abandoned, with the modernist city, represented by "residential communities," no longer prevailing. Meanwhile, new community theory and practice have been fully accepted by the academic community, scholars, architects, planners, and even the general public, becoming the dominant theory in current community and city planning. This book elaborates on these theories in detail, including theories of livability, new urbanism, new transportation theory, new urban models, TND communities, and neighborhood-style communities. Understanding the profound transformation taking place in North America and Europe aims to better build our own communities and cities. This book is a significant academic work in the fields of architecture, urban planning, and real estate in China. It comprehensively and thoroughly introduces advanced international developments in urban construction and development, presents conclusions that differ from those of the current academic community, and pioneers a new field of urban and community research.
The book first introduces the historical roots, evolution, and rise and fall of "residential communities" and modernism. Then, it elaborates on the new community theory that emerged after the decline of modernism, listing more than 20 outstanding domestic and international new community examples. It focuses on the design theory, planning methods, design guidelines, and design techniques of these communities. Under the current national advocacy of building resource-efficient cities, this book not only holds significant meaning for the national urban sustainability strategy but will also have a major impact on the renewal and transformation of urban communities in China.