Communal Construction and Intergenerational Spaces in Rural China

Communal Construction and Intergenerational Spaces in Rural China
Author: Xijia Feng
Publisher:
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2018
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Due to imbalanced development between rural and urban China, mature labourers tend to be attracted to urban areas, which has led to a crisis in rural China, as well as the general disintegration of the traditional village community, particularly in relation to safe and healthy social spaces for children and the elderly. This research explores 'communal construction', which is both social and physical, in one rural area in China to design a Community Cultural Center as an open public space for intergenerational activities by using local materials with communal participatory practices. It necessitates the following: literature research into the past and present social and spatial conditions of rural areas; an understanding of local resources, crafting and construction techniques, as well as architectural form; ethnographic readings of village life and its visual documentation; as well as precedent studies into significant cultural projects by architects working with local issues and communities. These will help inspire the innovation and exploration of new construction materials and technologies relating to local Chinese rural conditions in order to improve social spaces for intergenerational communities. The site selected for this case study is Huqing village, Wenchang, Hainan Province. This research has led to the design of a community center for cultural and daily life activities, and has been designed with an understanding of the site and research into Chinese rural culture. Its aim is to increase trans-generational interaction and bring local villagers together once again.

Research On Community Construction In Rural China

Research On Community Construction In Rural China
Author: Jiquan Xiang
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2020-09-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9811208786

Rural community construction is an important topic of study in China. This book examines the development of various construction models, the reasons behind their emergence, and provides analyses based on their characteristics, problems, and trends.It offers insights from a historical perspective, through the study of organizational bases, structural functions, behavioral patterns and their roles in national governance, as well as social systems of rural communities in different periods.This book is also integrated with comparative analyses on urban and rural communities, and comprises of examples from China and other countries, including United States, Japan, South Korea, and more.

Practice and Progress in Social Design and Sustainability

Practice and Progress in Social Design and Sustainability
Author: Siu, Kin Wai Michael
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2018-07-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1522541845

Designers provide creative solutions for user problems and identify the needs of users in a given environment. However, it is often difficult to understand the social design of a product or service. Practice and Progress in Social Design and Sustainability is a critical scholarly resource that provides groundbreaking research on social contributions to design. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as rural sustainability, ecological farmhouse designs, and community public spaces, this book is geared towards architects, designers, program planners, entrepreneurs, and engineers seeking information about design for resolving social issues.

Green Village and Town Construction in China

Green Village and Town Construction in China
Author: Xiaoming Wang
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2021-06-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789811620973

​By means of multidisciplinary research on urban and rural planning, construction engineering, environmental engineering and engineering sociology, this book conducts pioneering research on the construction theory, construction methods, evaluation technology and application of demonstration projects in China’s green villages and towns. The book is divided into three parts and eleven chapters. Part I is about the theory and development of green village and town construction, including the theory and innovation, the evolution and development, the patterns and mechanisms, and the community of green village and town construction. Part II is about the planning and construction methods of green villages and towns, including the plan compilation, the environmental infrastructure construction, and the construction and renovation of green buildings in villages and towns. Part III is about the evaluation of the planning and construction of green villages and towns, including the evaluation of plans, the evaluation of environmental infrastructure construction, the evaluation of green building construction, and the comprehensive evaluation of the planning and construction of green villages and towns. Today, 564 million farmers live in 28,500 towns and 2.452 million villages in China. In 2018 alone, 820 million m2 of new houses were built in rural areas. This proves that China’s green village and town construction has great significance and can provide enlightenment to developing countries and even to the world. The book describes new theories, new perspectives and new methods of green village and town sustainable construction in China for overseas experts and readers.

Intergenerational Contact Zones

Intergenerational Contact Zones
Author: Matthew Kaplan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2020-02-19
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 042958153X

In Intergenerational Contact Zones, Kaplan, Thang, Sánchez, and Hoffman introduce novel ways of thinking, planning, and designing intergenerationally enriched environments. Filled with vivid examples of how ICZs breathe new life into communities and social practices, this important volume focuses on practical descriptions of ways in which practitioners and researchers could translate and infuse the notion of ICZ into their work. The ICZ concept embraces generation and regeneration of community life, parks and recreational locations, educational environments, residential settings and family life, and national and international contexts for social development. With its focus on creating effective and meaningful intergenerational settings, it offers a rich how-to toolkit to help professionals and user groups as they begin to consider ways to develop, activate, and nurture intergenerational spaces. Intergenerational Contact Zones will be essential reading for academics and researchers interested in human development, aging, and society, as well as practitioners, educators, and policy makers interested in intergenerational gathering places from an international perspective.

Intergenerational Space

Intergenerational Space
Author: Robert Vanderbeck
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2015-06-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1135008191

Intergenerational Space offers insight into the transforming relationships between younger and older members of contemporary societies. The chapter selection brings together scholars from around the world in order to address pressing questions both about the nature of contemporary generational divisions as well as the complex ways in which members of different generations are (and can be) involved in each other’s lives. These questions include: how do particular kinds of spaces and spatial arrangements (e.g. cities, neighbourhoods, institutions, leisure sites) facilitate and limit intergenerational contact and encounters? What processes and spaces influence the intergenerational negotiation and contestation of values, beliefs, and social memory, producing patterns of both continuity and change? And if generational separation and segregation are in fact significant social problems across a range of contexts—as a significant body of research and commentary attests—how can this be ameliorated? The chapters in this collection make original contributions to these debates drawing on original research from Belgium, China, Finland, Poland, Senegal, Singapore, Tanzania, Uganda, the United States and the United Kingdom. .

Proceedings of the 2023 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering, Environment Resources and Energy Materials (CCESEM 2023)

Proceedings of the 2023 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering, Environment Resources and Energy Materials (CCESEM 2023)
Author: Hüseyin Bilgin
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2023-12-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9464633166

This is an open access book.2023 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering, Environment Resources and Energy Materials (CCESEM 2023), will be held during October 27–29, 2023 in Xiamen, China. The primary goal of the conference is to promote research and developmental activities in Civil Engineering, Environment Resources and Energy Materials and another goal is to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working all around the world. The conference will be held every year to make it an ideal platform for people to share views and experiences in Civil Engineering, Environment Resources and Energy Materials and related areas. A key aspect of this conference is the strong mixture of academia and industry. This allows for the free exchange of ideas and challenges faced by these two key stakeholders and encourage future collaboration between members of these groups.

Author:
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 531
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 9464635169

Advances in Urban Engineering and Management Science Volume 1

Advances in Urban Engineering and Management Science Volume 1
Author: Rashwan Khalil
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 948
Release: 2022-12-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000802426

Advances in Urban Engineering and Management Science contains the selected papers resulting from the 2022 3rd International Conference on Urban Engineering and Management Science (ICUEMS 2022). Covering a wide range of topics, the Proceedings of ICUEMS 2022 presents the latest developments in: (i) Architecture and Urban Planning (Architectural design and its theory, Urban planning and design, Building technology science, Urban protection and regeneration, Urban development strategy, Ecological construction and intelligent control, Sustainable infrastructure); (ii) Logistics and supply chain management (Warehousing and distribution, Logistics outsourcing, Logistics automation, Production and material flow, Supply chain management technology, Supply chain risk management, Global service supply chain management, Supply Chain Planning and Inventory Management, Coordination and collaboration of supply chain networks, Governance and regulatory aspects affecting supply chain management); (iii) Urban traffic management (Smart grid management, Belt and Road Development, Intelligent traffic analysis and planning management, Big data and transportation management). The Proceedings of ICUEMS 2022 will be useful to professionals, academics, and Ph.D. students interested in the above-mentioned fields. Emphasis was put on basic methodologies, scientific development and engineering applications. ICUEMS 2022 is to provide a platform for experts, scholars, engineers and technical researchers engaged in the related fields of urban engineering management to share scientific research achievements and cutting-edge technologies, understand academic development trends, broaden research ideas, strengthen academic research and discussion, and promote the industrialization cooperation of academic achievements. Experts, scholars, business people and other relevant personnel from universities and research institutions at home and abroad are cordially invited to attend and exchange.

The Socio-spatial Design of Community and Governance

The Socio-spatial Design of Community and Governance
Author: Sam Jacoby
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2021-01-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811568111

This book proposes a new interdisciplinary understanding of urban design in China based on a study of the transformative effects of socio-spatial design and planning on communities and their governance. This is framed by an examination of the social projects, spaces, and realities that have shaped three contexts critical to the understanding of urban design problems in China: the histories of “collective forms” and “collective spaces”, such as that of the urban danwei (work-unit), which inform current community building and planning; socio-spatial changes in urban and rural development; and disparate practices of “spatialised governmentality”. These contexts and an attendant transformation from planning to design and from government to governance, define the current urban design challenges found in the dominant urban xiaoqu (small district) and shequ (community) development model. Examining the histories, transformations, and practices that have shaped socio-spatial epistemologies and experiences in China – including a specific sense of community and place that is rather based on a concrete “collective” than abstract “public” space and underpinned by socialised governance – this book brings together a diverse range of observations, thoughts, analyses, and projects by urban researchers and practitioners. Thereby discussing emerging interdisciplinary urban design practices in China, this book offers a valuable resource for all academics, practitioners, and stakeholders with an interest in socio-spatial design and development.