Ideal Space - Culture. Neighborhoods and Urban Renewal (No. 18)

Author: Wang Weiqiang
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: said, "The best economic model for a city is one that cares for people and nurtures them." Putting people first and implementing it in the process of urban renewal should reflect the following aspects: restraint in renewal scale and pace, precision in shaping urban street scales, diversification in renewal subjects, balance in the inheritance and development of urban culture, and harmony between economic and social development. Therefore, we hope that in the future, the "small-scale, incremental, and diversified urban renewal model" can replace heroic and aggressive approaches. The content collected in this issue is guided by this idea, attempting to explore the diversity of contemporary urban culture and urban space development strategies. The authors of the special articles have a broad international perspective, covering topics such as the consumerist trend in urban culture and its impact on historical preservation and urban renewal strategies; urban brand building in the context of globalization; the process and experience of public participation in community renewal in Hong Kong; and reflections on community development in Taiwan, which is driven by culture and art. What is culture? It has been quite a buzz online recently. Although culture is vast and abstract, streets are very real. They are both the spaces we live in and reflections of our era's social existence. As the material of urban life, urban streets have weathered the test of time and faithfully mirror the evolution of lifestyle and urban context, playing a role in inheriting and transforming urban culture. The content collected in this issue is guided by this idea, attempting to explore the diversity of contemporary urban culture and urban space development strategies. The authors of the special articles have a broad international perspective, covering topics such as the consumerist trend in urban culture and its impact on historical preservation and urban renewal strategies; urban brand building in the context of globalization; the process and experience of public participation in community renewal in Hong Kong; and reflections on community development in Taiwan, which is driven by culture and art.