Sexuality, Family, Architecture, City (A Study of Residential Research from Family to City)

Author: Zhang Hong
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is based on the fundamental theory of material production in human society, particularly the reproduction of human itself, and attempts to establish a research system of residential studies focusing on family and social organizations in Chinese history. It explores the interactive relationship between the emergence of family organizations and the formation and development of residential areas, conducts an in-depth study on the characteristics of ancient Chinese family systems and the evolution patterns of residential forms, and proposes the concept of the origin of dwelling as well as the concepts of broad and narrow dwelling. The book also employs the research methods of residential urbanology to examine the relationship between land systems represented by the well-field system in history, hierarchical dwelling, and urban spatial structure, revealing the correlation between changes in urban nature and the regeneration of urban vitality, as well as the evolutionary patterns reflected in urban spatial structures. Additionally, the book takes Suzhou as a case study to preliminarily explore methods and approaches for preserving and continuing the historical features of ancient cities during the process of urban modernization.