Comparing Traditional Urban Form in China and Europe: A Fringe-Belt Approach
Comparing Traditional Urban Form in China and Europe: A Fringe-Belt Approach
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DOI：
10.2747/0272-3638.33.1.22
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发表时间：
2012-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
M. Conzen;K. Gu;J. Whitehand
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作者：
M. Conzen;K. Gu;J. Whitehand
世界各地的城市增长和转型对理解和管理城市景观变化提出了巨大挑战。比较城市形态学使人们有可能确定不同地理区域共有的城市形态，同时有助于区分独特的历史特征和发展，这些特征和发展对城镇和城市寻求地方身份和声望至关重要。边缘带的概念为描述、解释和比较城市景观的物理结构和历史发展提供了一个参考框架。中国平遥和意大利科莫的城墙城市拥有保存完好的历史城市环境，反映了各自文化的城市发展传统。新的制图证据和实地工作揭示了两个城市的嵌入式边缘带之间的关键差异，导致不同的历史地理动态。平遥的单一复合边缘带和科莫的三个不同的地带挑战了目前对城市结构过程的理解，并主张更集中的城市景观管理。
Urban growth and transformation across the world are presenting great challenges for the comprehension and management of urban landscape change. Comparative urban morphology makes it possible to identify urban forms common to different geographical regions, while helping to distinguish unique historical characteristics and developments important for towns and cities in the hunt for place identity and prestige. The fringe-belt concept provides a frame of reference for depicting, explaining, and comparing the physical structure and historical development of urban landscapes. The walled cities of Pingyao, China and Como, Italy possess well-preserved historical urban environments that reflect the urban development traditions of their respective cultures. Newly available cartographic evidence and field work reveal critical differences between the embedded fringe belts of the two cities resulting from different historico-geographical dynamics. Pingyao's single composite fringe belt and Como's three distinct belts challenge current understanding of urban structural processes and argue for more focused urban landscape management.