The interaction between urban space and individual behavior has led to essential social, economic and environmental consequences. Behavioral geography provides a new effective theoretical and methodological framework ...The interaction between urban space and individual behavior has led to essential social, economic and environmental consequences. Behavioral geography provides a new effective theoretical and methodological framework to investigate behavior patterns in cities. In recent years, behavior approach has become an influential analytical paradigm in Chinese urban geography. This paper provides an overview of behavioral geography research in China, by introducing the theoretical and empirical progress in behavior analysis. It is argued that behavioral approach offers a new perspective to understanding China＇s urban sociospatial reconstruction and addressing social and environmental issues at micro scale. Although theoretical development still lags behind developed countries, Chinese scholars have made much progress in empirical investigations of classical socio-spatial behavior theories. This paper also provides an overview of new trends in Chinese behavioral geography that has started to apply the behavioral approach to urban social, economic and environmental issues. This paper suggests that social dimensions of behavior should be addressed more comprehensively and rigorously by using interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological frameworks, to better understand the complexity of Chinese cities and research the critical social and environmental issues in cities.展开更多
Urban housing and socio-spatial attribute indicators are selected to identify housing and socio-spatial structure and its formation mechanism of Shenzhen.The following are the main conclusions.①Principal factors infl...Urban housing and socio-spatial attribute indicators are selected to identify housing and socio-spatial structure and its formation mechanism of Shenzhen.The following are the main conclusions.①Principal factors influencing the social area of Shenzhen include housing facilities,highly educated immigrants,migrant population,family structure,housing area and economic income level.②The socio-spatial structure which composed by six types of social areas shows obvious differentiation based on population mobility,housing,educational level and economic income level,forming a typical dual pattern of "urban society_-migrant worker society".③The formation of socio-spatial structure in Shenzhen results from natural conditions,economic development and institutional factors like the establishment of special economic zone,land system reform and urban planning.展开更多
The modernization of Shanghai has experienced two boosting periods.The first appeared in the 1930s,when it formed the civil society of Shanghai and initially facilitated the trade port into an international metropolis...The modernization of Shanghai has experienced two boosting periods.The first appeared in the 1930s,when it formed the civil society of Shanghai and initially facilitated the trade port into an international metropolis.The second started after the nation’s reform and opening-up,which attempted to promote the city into a global metropolis in the 2010s.In order to evaluate the socio-spatial transitions of communities in Shanghai during the process,Lilong historical neighborhoods in the 1930s and 2010s are successively chosen as research objects.Meanwhile,three specific neighborhoods in each period are selected for case study,so as to depict different symbiosis patterns of the socio-spatial structures under different spatiotemporal conditions by means of a cross-sectional analysis of the consumption level.By pointing out Shanghai in the 1930s was marked with social integration and local-based consumption,while it was inundated with administration tendency and global-oriented consumption in the 2010s,the article believes the dual integration of local-based and global-oriented consumptions is an alternative solution for Shanghai.Finally,the article proposes that Shanghai’s current urban regeneration should rely on the multi-centered symbiotic structure to create a compound network,during which territorial socio-spatial structures and basic living needs of the plebeian can be simultaneously preserved.展开更多
Rapid urbanization and the booming of diversified community development requirements have challenged the development of community planning in China from theory to practice. Community planning, especially with localize...Rapid urbanization and the booming of diversified community development requirements have challenged the development of community planning in China from theory to practice. Community planning, especially with localized and practice-oriented characteristics, is now facing many limitations. These include aspects such as traditional urban planning techniques that mainly focus on space, a restricted research perspective, as well as basic planning theories that are mostly imported from the West. Using the perspective of socio-spatial dialectic for reference, this paper summarizes the evolution process of Chinese modern residential space planning and design from residential district planning under the planned economy system, to housing estate planning in the real estate development, and to community planning in the new era, presenting an important characteristic of transitioning from "producing space" to "production of space," with "society" gradually replacing "space" and returning to the goal of production. Based on the analysis on the main limitations and problems in the former work of community planning in China, the paper takes the practical exploration on community planning in the "New Qinghe Experiment" in Haidian District, Beijing for an example. Aimed at the prominent problem of an extreme imbalance between "urbanization of space" and "urbanization of population" in the current Qinghe area, the key objective, means, and technical path of new-type community planning are proposed, within which three significant transition features are demonstrated, including going from "need-oriented" to "capital-oriented," from "interest intervention" to "relationship intervention," and from "community construction" to "community building."展开更多
This article explores the socio-spatial interactions of a micro-community in a cluster-house concept apartment.The apartment has been designed for retreat and coliving by mehr als wohnen housing cooperative in Zurich,...This article explores the socio-spatial interactions of a micro-community in a cluster-house concept apartment.The apartment has been designed for retreat and coliving by mehr als wohnen housing cooperative in Zurich,Switzerland.The methodology of investigation is a qualitative case study,through which housing narratives of three residents as representatives of this communal household are analyzed.In addition,on-site visits and observations,document analyses,and desktop studies are conducted.The originality of the research is in its approach of examining a micro-society through the residential community’s authentic stories,which are in the context of normal times and the COVID-19 pandemic.The findings reveal that the social bonds of the studied cluster cohousing community are significantly maintained through the intermediate zones of the cluster-house arrangement.This socio-spatial interaction has activated the potentials of social innovation and housing resilience in an urban context.The research also highlights points of conflicts and insights for future cluster-concept apartment developments.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.41529101,No.41571144China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,No.2015M580305
文摘The interaction between urban space and individual behavior has led to essential social, economic and environmental consequences. Behavioral geography provides a new effective theoretical and methodological framework to investigate behavior patterns in cities. In recent years, behavior approach has become an influential analytical paradigm in Chinese urban geography. This paper provides an overview of behavioral geography research in China, by introducing the theoretical and empirical progress in behavior analysis. It is argued that behavioral approach offers a new perspective to understanding China＇s urban sociospatial reconstruction and addressing social and environmental issues at micro scale. Although theoretical development still lags behind developed countries, Chinese scholars have made much progress in empirical investigations of classical socio-spatial behavior theories. This paper also provides an overview of new trends in Chinese behavioral geography that has started to apply the behavioral approach to urban social, economic and environmental issues. This paper suggests that social dimensions of behavior should be addressed more comprehensively and rigorously by using interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological frameworks, to better understand the complexity of Chinese cities and research the critical social and environmental issues in cities.
文摘Urban housing and socio-spatial attribute indicators are selected to identify housing and socio-spatial structure and its formation mechanism of Shenzhen.The following are the main conclusions.①Principal factors influencing the social area of Shenzhen include housing facilities,highly educated immigrants,migrant population,family structure,housing area and economic income level.②The socio-spatial structure which composed by six types of social areas shows obvious differentiation based on population mobility,housing,educational level and economic income level,forming a typical dual pattern of "urban society_-migrant worker society".③The formation of socio-spatial structure in Shenzhen results from natural conditions,economic development and institutional factors like the establishment of special economic zone,land system reform and urban planning.
文摘The modernization of Shanghai has experienced two boosting periods.The first appeared in the 1930s,when it formed the civil society of Shanghai and initially facilitated the trade port into an international metropolis.The second started after the nation’s reform and opening-up,which attempted to promote the city into a global metropolis in the 2010s.In order to evaluate the socio-spatial transitions of communities in Shanghai during the process,Lilong historical neighborhoods in the 1930s and 2010s are successively chosen as research objects.Meanwhile,three specific neighborhoods in each period are selected for case study,so as to depict different symbiosis patterns of the socio-spatial structures under different spatiotemporal conditions by means of a cross-sectional analysis of the consumption level.By pointing out Shanghai in the 1930s was marked with social integration and local-based consumption,while it was inundated with administration tendency and global-oriented consumption in the 2010s,the article believes the dual integration of local-based and global-oriented consumptions is an alternative solution for Shanghai.Finally,the article proposes that Shanghai’s current urban regeneration should rely on the multi-centered symbiotic structure to create a compound network,during which territorial socio-spatial structures and basic living needs of the plebeian can be simultaneously preserved.
文摘Rapid urbanization and the booming of diversified community development requirements have challenged the development of community planning in China from theory to practice. Community planning, especially with localized and practice-oriented characteristics, is now facing many limitations. These include aspects such as traditional urban planning techniques that mainly focus on space, a restricted research perspective, as well as basic planning theories that are mostly imported from the West. Using the perspective of socio-spatial dialectic for reference, this paper summarizes the evolution process of Chinese modern residential space planning and design from residential district planning under the planned economy system, to housing estate planning in the real estate development, and to community planning in the new era, presenting an important characteristic of transitioning from "producing space" to "production of space," with "society" gradually replacing "space" and returning to the goal of production. Based on the analysis on the main limitations and problems in the former work of community planning in China, the paper takes the practical exploration on community planning in the "New Qinghe Experiment" in Haidian District, Beijing for an example. Aimed at the prominent problem of an extreme imbalance between "urbanization of space" and "urbanization of population" in the current Qinghe area, the key objective, means, and technical path of new-type community planning are proposed, within which three significant transition features are demonstrated, including going from "need-oriented" to "capital-oriented," from "interest intervention" to "relationship intervention," and from "community construction" to "community building."
文摘This article explores the socio-spatial interactions of a micro-community in a cluster-house concept apartment.The apartment has been designed for retreat and coliving by mehr als wohnen housing cooperative in Zurich,Switzerland.The methodology of investigation is a qualitative case study,through which housing narratives of three residents as representatives of this communal household are analyzed.In addition,on-site visits and observations,document analyses,and desktop studies are conducted.The originality of the research is in its approach of examining a micro-society through the residential community’s authentic stories,which are in the context of normal times and the COVID-19 pandemic.The findings reveal that the social bonds of the studied cluster cohousing community are significantly maintained through the intermediate zones of the cluster-house arrangement.This socio-spatial interaction has activated the potentials of social innovation and housing resilience in an urban context.The research also highlights points of conflicts and insights for future cluster-concept apartment developments.
