New Community and New City -- The Decline of Residential Subdivisions and the Rise of New Communities

Author: Yang Dezhao
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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," being rejected. Meanwhile, new community theory and practice have been fully accepted by the theoretical community, academia, architects, planners, and even the general public, becoming the dominant community and city theory today. This book elaborates on these theories in detail, including the theory of livability, new urbanism theory, new transportation theory, new city models, TND communities, neighborhood-style communities, and more. 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 entirely new areas of research in urban and community studies.
The book first introduces the historical roots, evolution, and rise and fall of residential communities and modernism. It then elaborates on the new community theory that emerged after the demise of modernism, listing more than 20 outstanding domestic and international new community examples. It focuses on the design theory basis, planning and design methods, design guidelines, and design techniques of these communities. In the current national context of advocating the construction of resource-conserving cities, this book not only holds significant importance for the country's sustainable urban development strategy but will also have a major impact on the renewal and transformation of urban communities in China.