published_or_final_version / Urban Planning and Design / Master / Master of Urban Design

Staging of mega-events have gradually emerged as large-scale urban projects. Although mega-events are short-lived, the urban impact they leave behind have a tendency to last decades. Urban planning and management have increasingly capitalized on the exceptional environment from mega-events for ambitious urban development projects. Mega-event deadlines permit politicians and projects to be expedited and go around normally required measures. Under the unique environment that mega-events offer, host cities have the power and opportunity to influence their development fate. Every mega-event happens within its own spatial socioeconomic and political context and host city urban developments have become more complex, for these reasons, the interest in the study of mega-event urbanization have significantly increased. This dissertation has researched the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to analyze the China urban development model with playing Games and concepts. The dissertation first examines previous Olympic Games and their urbanization models, methods, impacts, and results. It then investigates on the existing literature on the 2008 Games urbanization and highlights existing research gap. After, the dissertation conducts independent research and data analysis and identifies the Beijing Olympic and China urban development model. The following section compares and contrasts Beijing’s model from both international and national accounts and addresses this dissertation’s theoretical contribution. The concluding section assesses the research findings and offer policy recommendations based on China’s current context. The result of this dissertation provides an account of Beijing and China mega-event urbanization model that can assist future research by enriching the understanding of mega-event urbanization history in China. / published_or_final_version / China Development Studies / Master / Master of Arts in China Development Studies

published_or_final_version / Geography / Master / Master of Arts in China Development Studies

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

Yu Kai Cheong, Andrew. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2008-2009, design report." / Includes bibliogrpahical references. / Research / Chapter 1.0 --- Thesis Statement / Chapter 1.1 --- Thesis Questions / Chapter 1.2 --- Abstract (Issue / Chapter 1.3 --- Proposition / Chapter 2.0 --- Meaning and Formation of Landscape / Chapter 2.1 --- Landscape Scale Comparison / Chapter 2.2 --- Theory . Classical / Chapter 2.3 --- Critiques on Theory of Landscape / Chapter 3.0 --- Notion of Sustainable City / Chapter 3.1 --- Green Thinking ´Ø Nature Imitation vs Green Ideology / Chapter 3.2 --- Theory on Sustainability / Chapter 3.3 --- Sustainability Issues in Beijing Context / Chapter 3.4 --- "Reference Cases . Beijing, China / Chapter 4.0 --- Beijing Evolution Conditions / Chapter 4.1 --- Social Issues: Urban Planning and Society / Chapter 4.2 --- Landscape Issues: Natural Resources and Green System Planning / Chapter 4.3 --- Architecture Issues: Built-Form and Life Pattern / Chapter 4.4 --- Human Issues: Human and Nature / Chapter 5.0 --- Beijing Landscapes Study / Chapter 5.1 --- City. Network / Chapter 5.2 --- District. Park / Chapter 5.3 --- Unit .Traditional Courtyard House / Chapter 6.0 --- Beijing Analysis / Chapter 6.1 --- Contextual Study. Beijing Green Code / Chapter 6.2 --- Study on Asian Games Site / Chapter 7.0 --- Artificial Landscape Discipline .Vocabulary and Methodology / Chapter 7.1 --- Vocabulary & Design Technique - Modeling Explorations / Chapter 8.0 --- Density and Program Implications / Chapter 8.1 --- Plot Ratio Comparison / Chapter 8.2 --- Proposed Scenario / Chapter 9.0 --- Site Experimentation / Chapter 9.1 --- Site Existing Conditon Study / Chapter 9.2 --- Strategic Responses / Design / Chapter 1.0 --- Proposition / Chapter 1.1 --- Proposition / Chapter 1.2 --- Olympic / Post-Olympic Condition / Chapter 1.3 --- Asian Games Site in Different Periods / Chapter 2.0 --- Density / Infrastructure / Cultural Campus / Chapter 2.1 --- Characteristics of Beijing City / Chapter 2.2 --- Density Issues . Comparison & Implication / Chapter 2.3 --- Infrastructure & City / Chapter 2.4 --- Idea of Campus . Idea of Culture / Chapter 3.0 --- Idea of Beijing City / Chapter 3.1 --- Strategic Positioning / Reasoning / Chapter 3.2 --- Multi-Scalar / Nested Set of Reading onYin-Yang / Chapter 3.3 --- Overlaying Ideas of Beijing City / Chapter 3.4 --- Site Conditon / Intentional Condition / Chapter 4.0 --- Site Development / Chapter 4.1 --- Photographic Inspiration / Chapter 4.2 --- Site Development Strategy / Growth Scenario / Chapter 4.3 --- Comparison & Simulation on Relative Density and Scale of Fabric / Chapter 4.4 --- Internal Organization of Asian Games Site / Chapter 4.5 --- Design Process Composite / Chapter 4.6 --- Artificial Landscape Modeling Explorations as Design Technique / Chapter 5.0 --- Design Implementation / Chapter 5.1 --- Master Plan of Cultural Campus on Asian Games Site / Chapter 5.2 --- Architectural Organization / Chapter 5.3 --- Design Development / Chapter 5.4 --- Idea of a Place / Chapter 6.0 --- Bibliography / Appendix

Compact cities, as opposed to the urban sprawl, are being advocated in many countries and regions. As a sustainable urban form, these have significant implications on the pursuit of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. However, despite their advantages, compact cities have negative impacts on urban development. Both positive and negative impacts are derived from developed countries. However, whether these impacts are applicable to developing countries remains uncertain. This research aims to examine the development and impacts of urban compaction in China. Guided by land use policies, compact development in Beijing is currently being promoted through the intensification of existing construction areas rather than the development of new large-scale areas. This research aims to explore the development of urban compactness from the perspective of time and spatial dimensions and examine the impact of compact development. To carry out this research, this thesis reviews the relevant theories on compact cities characterized as high-density developments and mixed-use developments of construction areas that have a well developed public transport system. These compact cities can be achieved through urban intensification. In this work, an indicator system for measuring urban compactness based on the features of compact cities (e.g., high-density development, mixed-use development, and public transport system) is proposed. The development of the urban compactness of an entire city during the period of 1992-2007 is also calculated according to the indicator system. In addition, the development of urban compactness in the different regions of inner city districts, outer city districts, and new towns in 1996, 2001, and 2006 are also studied. Given that compact cities have a significant impact on urban development, some indicators that reveal economic, social, and environmental development are utilized to test the impact of compact cities in Beijing through statistical studies and semi-structured interviews. The results of evaluating the urban compactness development from the entire city perspective indicate rapid population growth and urbanization, along with the rapid increase of urban density in Beijing. Compared with high-density development, mixed use development has not been as rapid. With the mass construction of the subways and the increase in the provision of public buses, the development of public transport has also improved significantly. Following these results, the impact of urban compaction is analyzed, and compact development appeared to be beneficial to economic, social and environmental development, although some of its benefits have not been embodied fully. This research further examines the spatial development of urban compactness. The findings reveal that land use in the central city has become increasingly compact and that the potential for urban compactness could be further enhanced in the outer city districts. In new towns where the urban sprawl is quite severe, high-density development and mixed-use development should be promoted. To increase accessibility, the public transport system should be further improved. By analyzing the development of urban compactness, this study suggests that the support facilities and services in Beijing are insufficient compared with population growth and urbanization occurring in the city; this inadequacy leads to the backward progress of mixed-use development. As a large city, the different regions in Beijing stand in different positions that require varied development strategies to achieve urban compaction. The study fills a gap in the literature on compact development in China and population growth as well as theoretically and empirically enriches the impact of urban compaction in the context of rapid urbanization and population growth. / published_or_final_version / Urban Planning and Design / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

In China, a standard of "relatively comfortable housing conditions" is set for the nation, but there is still a need for a parallel goal for outdoor spaces. So far, this issue has not received adequate attention from either the government or practitioners. / The purpose of this study is to examine the space between buildings in Beijing's new housing developments. The space between buildings has been chosen as a starting point for this research because it covers largest amount of land and due to its close proximity to homes, it is closely related to people's daily lives. / The quality of outdoor space is defined by a combination of factors. This study uses eight criteria to address the notion of quality: spatial hierarchy; usable space; safety and defense; health and comfort; privacy and territoriality; social contact; aesthetic appeal; and maintenance and administration. These correlated aspects are set as evaluation criteria for the six case studies included in this research. Data and analysis of case studies is used to arrive at conclusions for policy-making and further study.

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