Regional Suburban Development Based on the Whole Region - The Regional Practices of Paris and Their Inspiration for Beijing

Author: Liu Jian
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book takes the Beijing suburban area as a whole, based on the regional context, as the research subject. It employs a combination of comprehensive and comparative analysis methods. Starting from analyzing the practical issues of regional spatial development in Beijing, it addresses the main contradictions in the process of urbanization, such as unbalanced regional spatial development, increasing territorial disparities, and declining urban competitiveness. By summarizing the research achievements in the relevant academic fields on regional holistic development spatial models, and drawing on the successful experience of the Paris region in pursuing regional holistic development in the 20th century, the book explores possible pathways for Beijing to expand urban development space by fostering a regional perspective and promoting regional holistic development through the construction of suburban new towns. The book proposes that future urban development strategies in Beijing should shift from a predominantly restrictive approach to a predominantly guiding approach, break administrative constraints, and build regional cities. Based on multi-level regional analysis, it suggests establishing an open regional urban spatial structure centered around one core and two axes, integrating the core with the axes. This book is suitable for professionals engaged in urban construction, urban management, architectural design, urban planning, and others, as well as for students and faculty at relevant higher education institutions for reference.