Urban design ethics in ancient China / Gideon S. Golany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golany, Gideon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--China--History.

City planning.

City planning--Social aspects.

History.

City planning--Economic aspects.

China.

City planning--Economic aspects--China--History.

City planning--Social aspects--China--History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, [2001]

Contents:

Section A. Urban Design Principles: Evolution and Ethics 11

Chapter I. Ethics of Pre-Urban Chinese Settlements 15

Basic Patterns of Pre-Urban Chinese Settlements 16

Geo-culture, Ethics, and Design Sequences 18

Evolution of Settlements 20

Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras 22

Rise of Towns 27

Family, Ancestors, and Religion 28

Genesis of the Chinese City 29

Chinese Philosophy and Environmental Design 34

Unity of Nature, Humans, and Heaven 36

Humans and Nature 37

Humans and Heaven 37

Aesthetics and Beautification 38

Chapter II. Distinct Chinese Philosophy of the Environment 43

Cosmology and Urban Design Ethics 43

Geometrical Cosmography 46

Cosmology and Architecture (Ming T'ang or Luminous Hall) 50

Cosmology in Sui and Ming Dynasties 51

Ideal Capital City Design and Cosmography 51

Feng Shui: Environmental Factors in Urban Design 54

Cult and City Design 60

Contributions of Chinese Philosophies to Urban Design 61

Confucianism 62

Daoism 65

Other Schools of Thought 67

Buddhist Contributions 69

Contributions of Science and Technology to Urban Design 71

Chapter III. Chinese Urban Design Evolution 81

Chinese View of the City 81

Chinese Urban Design Concepts 82

The Evolution of Urbanization 82

Early Urban Centers 84

Southern Urban Centers 85

Ethics of Urban Design 85

City Expansion 87

Influences of Dynasties 89

Basic Principles of Urban Design 92

Urban Design Principles in the Pre-Feudal Society 93

Urban Design Reform in the Feudal Society 98

Section B. Urban Design Practice 111

Chapter IV. Rise of the Capital Cities 115

Location of Capital Cities 116

Neighboring and Contrasting Zones Theory 116

The Case of China 120

Northern Region 122

Southern Region 123

Capital Cities Distribution Pattern 124

Theory Application in China 126

Capital Cities Throughout the Chinese Dynasties 129

Ethics of Site Selection 141

Chinese Criteria for Site Selection 142

Capital City Concept 142

Site Selection Process 143

Site Preparation 145

Orientation 149

Capital Cities as Design Laboratories 152

Capital City Form 153

Capital City Size 154

Early Imperial Capitals 156

Types of Cities 163

Urban Design Process 179

Urban Implementation 189

Chapter V. Design Elements of the City 187

Neighborhoods: Residential Land Use 188

Lu Li Neighborhood Unit 191

Lu Li Design and Management 192

Li-Fang Neighborhood Unit 194

Market Design 194

Garden Design 198

History of Gardens 198

Site Selection Criteria 201

Design Principles 202

Elements of Garden Design 203

Water 203

Stones 203

Human-Made Structures 204

Bridges 206

Types of Gardens 207

Imperial Gardens 207

Private Gardens 209

Public Gardens 210

Chinese Northern and Southern Gardens 211

Road Design System 212

City Gates 213

Waterways 214

City Walls 217

Temples 219

Temple of Ancestors 220

Temple of Agriculture 221

Temple of Heaven 222

Altar Environment 227

Temple of Confucius 228

City-God Temples 230

Buddhist Temples 230

Pagodas 231

Chapter VI. Imperial Cities and Palaces 241

Design Principles of the Imperial City 241

Symmetry 242

Variation in Open Spaces 243

Variation in Size of Buildings 243

Decoration and Color 243

Case Study: Chang An 245

Case Study: Beijing 246

Palaces 247

Palaces in Relation to the Imperial City 251

Appendix I Ancient Chinese Measurements 279

Appendix II Listing of 143 National and State Capitals by Dynasties 281

Appendix III Details of National and State Capitals by Dynasties 285.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-278) and index.

ISBN:

0773474099

OCLC:

45799014