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Landscape Design, Housing and Everyday Use of Green Space in Urban China

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ID5697237
AuthorsJunfang Xie (University of Sheffield, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume9
Issue1
Pages42-55
Publication date2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeography Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/gec3.12190
OpenAlexW1484760025
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

In this paper, I discuss historic and contemporary relationships between landscape design, housing and everyday uses of green space in urban China. By drawing together writing focused on theorizing nature and everyday life, I offer critical insights into urban political, economic, social and cultural change in Chinese cities. The paper begins with a review of religious philosophies and cultural traditions relating to the development of Chinese gardens and then discusses the impact of the introduction of 'western' style public parks alongside the emergence of modern urban planning and design. The second half of the paper traces how changing notions of nature and everyday life can be mapped onto housing development and associated urban social and spatial inequalities. In conclusion, I highlight how critical insights at the intersection of thinking on nature and everyday life can inform socially progressive urban development, planning and policy

Aesthetics · Art · Cartography · China · Civil engineering · Environmental ethics · Everyday life · Geography · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Urban planning · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · Engineering · Urban Planning and Governance

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year1
Citation span2026 - 2026 (1)
Citation velocitycurrent
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