The evolution of residential buildings and urban tissues in Guangzhou, China

Morphological and typological perspectives

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ID12339759
AuthorsYe Li (0000-0002-5043-9797, Concordia University, corresponding author), Pierre Gauthier (0000-0001-9000-9313, Concordia University)
Year2014
Volume18
Issue2
Pages129-149
Publication date2014-05-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Morphology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1027-4278
PublisherInternational Seminar on Urban Form (PUBLISHER • FR)
DOI10.51347/jum.v18i2.3999
OpenAlexW4296757687
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

Based on the typological theories and methods of the Italian school, a fresh perspective on urban morphological studies in China is presented. A case study of the Guangfunan area – a suburb immediately west of the old city wall of Guangzhou, China – utilizes contemporary and historical cartographic sources, data collected during an extensive field survey, and secondary sources. The evolution of residential forms and urban tissues from 1840 onward is characterized. After distinguishing significant relationships between tissue configurations, inherited geomorphological conditions and old settlement patterns, and identifying architectural types and their variants, a morphogenetic process is revealed in which urbanization and densification give rise to a series of residential forms derived from one another. Spontaneous and purposeful building practices respond both to geographically bounded conditions and constraints and potential for change ingrained in the morphological system

Archaeology · Biology · Cartography · China · Economic geography · Field survey · Geography · Settlement (finance · Urbanization · Computer Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Remote Sensing and Land Use · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis · Ecology

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