Yun Zhang and Zhu Wang
The Renewal Strategy for Ancient Residential Area in Small and MediumSized Cities Based on Field Research of Changshu City in China
552 - 558
2019
13
9
International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10010725
https://publications.waset.org/vol/153
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Renewing ancient residential areas is an integral part of the sustainable development of modern cities. Compared with a metropolis, the old areas of small and mediumsized cities is more complicated to update, as the spatial form is more fragmented. In this context, the author takes as the research object, the ancient town of Changshu City, which is a small city representative in China with a history of more than 1,200 years. Through the analysis of urban research and update projects, the spatial evolution characteristics and renewal strategies of small ancient urban settlements are studied. On this basis, it is proposed to protect the residential area from the perspective of integrity and sustainability, strengthen the core public part, control the district building, and reshape the important interface. Renewing small and mediumsized urban areas should respect the rhythm of their own urban development and gradually complete the update, not blindly copying the experience of large cities.
Open Science Index 153, 2019