Building resilient cities in China : the nexus between planning and science : selected papers from the 7th International Association for China Planning Conference, Shanghai, China, June 29-July 1, 2013 /: the nexus between planning and science : selected papers from the 7th International Association for China Planning Conference, Shanghai, China, June 29-July 1, 2013. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Building Resilient Cities in China; the Nexus Between Planning and Science
• Further Information: Note: Xueming Chen, Qisheng Pan, editors.
• Editors: Chen, Xueming; Pan, Qisheng
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Empirical Research on Global Value Chain and Industrial Structure Upgrading of Shanghai Putuo District; 1 Introduction; 2 Background of the Research Area; 2.1 The Evolution of Industrial Development Stage of Putuo District; 2.2 Maintaining the Integrity of the Specifications; 3 Model Construction and Data Selection; 3.1 Model Construction; 3.2 Data Selection; 4 Results; 5 Suggestion; References; Spatial and Social Assessment of Chinese Urban Neighbourhoods Undergoing Change; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 2.1 Emerging New Poverty of Landless Farmers. 2.2 The Neighbourhood and Community of Landless Farmers and the Demand for High Quality Public Open Space3 Methodology; 4 Findings on Social Issues of the Neighbourhood; 4.1 High Percentage of `Migrant ́Households and High Rate Degree ofMobility; 4.2 Satisfaction with Housing and theNeighbourhood; 4.3 Social Life and Sense of Belonging to the Community; 4.4 Demand of Space, Management and Social Activities; 5 Findings from Distance Sampling; 5.1 Multi-used Open Spaces; 5.2 The Elderly -- Primary Open Space Users; 5.3 Children Are a Socially Binding Force. 5.4 Quality of Space Affects Quantity of Participants6 Conclusion; References; The Unprecedented Age Wave and Challenged Fixed-Route and Specialized Transportation Services: The Case of Richmond, Virginia; 1 Introduction; 2 GRTCś Facts; 2.1 History and Governance; 2.2 Budget; 2.3 Fixed-Route Services; 2.4 Paratransit Services; 3 GRTCś Issues; 3.1 Poor Regional Service Coverage; 3.2 Costly and Inadequate Paratransit Services; 3.3 Ineffective Governing Structures; 4 Improvement Strategies; 4.1 Establish the Richmond Regional Transportation Authority (Political Category). 4.2 Coordinate Public Transit and Human Service Transportation (Political Category)4.3 Reform Fare System for Care Riders (Economic Category); 4.4 Restructure Existing Bus Routes (Planning Category); 4.5 Public-Private Partnerships (Planning Category); 4.6 Volunteer Driving Programs (Planning Category); 4.7 Travel Training (Planning Category); 4.8 Subscription-Grouping Rides (Planning Category); 4.9 Rely on New Technology (Technological Category); 4.10 Continue Improving Fixed-Route Transit (Technological Category); 5 Conclusion; References. Resilient Planning Frame for Building Resilient Cities1 Introduction; 1.1 Global Climate Change and the Energy Crisis; 1.2 Traditional Urban Planning Reform; 2 Resilient Theory; 2.1 Origin and Development of Resilient Theory; 2.2 Sustainable Development and Resilient Thinking; 2.3 Important Points of Resilient Thinking; 3 Urban Resilience Study; 3.1 Urban Ecological Resilience; 3.2 Urban Engineering Resilience; 4 Study on Resilient Urban Planning; 4.1 ``Planning ́́Studies for Resilient City; 4.2 ``Resiliency ́́Studies of Urban Planning; 5 Conclusions; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (386 pages)
• Subjects: 300 304.2 333.709 710 910285; City planning -- China -- Congresses; Regional planning -- China -- Congresses; Social sciences; Geographic information systems; Regional planning; City planning; Environmental geography; Human geography; City planning; Environmental geography; Geographic information systems; Human geography; Regional planning; Social sciences; China; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319141457; 9783319141459
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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