New Community and New City

Author: Yang Dezhang
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
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 urban 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. The book introduces the latest advancements in international best practices in major theoretical issues related to urban construction development in China. It also explores the historical roots, evolution, and rise and fall of residential communities and modernism.