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

published_or_final_version / Urban Studies / Master / Master of Social Sciences

published_or_final_version / Urban Planning / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning

published_or_final_version / Urban Planning / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning

The search for a satisfactory model for complexity, meant as an intermediate condition between total order and total disorder, is still subject of debate in the scientific community. In this dissertation the emergence of non-Poisson renewal processes in several complex systems is investigated. After reviewing the basics of renewal theory, another popular approach to complexity, called modulation, is introduced. I show how these two different approaches, given a suitable choice of the parameter involved, can generate the same macroscopic outcome, namely an inverse power law distribution density of events occurrence. To solve this ambiguity, a numerical instrument, based on the theoretical analysis of the aging properties of renewal systems, is introduced. The application of this method, called renewal aging experiment, allows us to distinguish if a time series has been generated by a renewal or a modulation process. This method of analysis is then applied to several physical systems, from blinking quantum dots, to the human brain activity, to seismic fluctuations. Theoretical conclusions about the underlying nature of the considered complex systems are drawn.

“Reconstructing new homeland” (重建新家園) became the key policy in Sichuan’s rural reform after the 2008 earthquake at Wenchuan. Discursively and in practice, the “homeland” that was being reconstructed involved two components — “home” and “land”. In the Chinese context, “home” referred to both family and household, while “land” consisted of the physical environment and the resources therein. This thesis argues that all these components were constructed and contested by gendered subjects, and the “reconstructing new homeland” policy was a site where the gender-environment linkage became highly contextualized. / Combining feminist political ecology with post-structural theory, this study examines the nature and process of how gender and the environment were linked. Ethnographic field work was carried out in three villages in Sichuan—one on the mountain, the second at the foothill, and the third on the plains. The study found that, firstly, these changes provided new opportunities to male members of the villages, and as a result resurrected their declining power and status across the state, community, household and individual levels. These led to the marginalization of women, the elderly, the poor, and non-officials, in contrast to the empowerment of men, the young, the rich, the educated, and officials. Secondly, in the reform of the land policy and in the reorganization of the built environment, citizens, their gender, and family life were increasingly being put under state surveillance which resulted in the reorganization of the family and reshaping of gender relations. / “重建新家園”是2008年汶川大地震後四川災後重建的核心政策，也是中國農村城鎮化改革的試驗。字面上和實踐中，“家園”包含“家”和“園”兩個層面。“家”指家庭和家戶，由性別主體構成；“園”指自然環境資源。“家園”因此將性別和環境聯繫起來。“重建新家園”也包含兩個層面：“家”的重建和“園”的重建。“家”重建包含住房的建設和居住環境的提升和改造。與之配套的“園”重建是建立發展生態環保產業，具體措施包含土地集中、農業產業化、生態旅遊和關閉環境落後企業等。性別與環境因此在“重建新家園”的實踐中相關聯。本文研究性別主體在“家”“園”重建中如何被建構、實踐並被重構。 / 將女性政治生態學與後結構主義理論相結合，本文觀察性別和環境的關聯及其互動過程。本人於二零零零年至二零零一年對四川三個村莊的進行了田野考察。三個村莊處於不同的地理位置，一個在山腰，一個在山腳，一個在平壩。通過對國家、社區、家戶和個人四個层面的觀察研究發現：首先，災後環境變遷為地位下降的男性家庭成員提供了新的機會，幫助他們重新獲得權利和地位；與之對比，婦女、老人、窮人和非政治背景等弱勢群體在重建過程中逐漸邊緣化。其次，土地集中和農村居住環境的重建將公民、性別和家庭置於國家日益強化的監管之下。這樣的監管和重建最終導致的家庭生活的變遷和性別關係的重構。 / Li, Xueli. / Thesis Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2015. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 247-272). / Abstracts also in Chinese. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on 09, September, 2016). / Li, Xueli. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only.

Wong Winnie. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1998-99, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Acknowledgement / Chapter Part 1 --- Introduction & Summary / Chapter 1. --- Issues & Goals / Chapter 1.1 --- Preamble / Chapter 1.2 --- Why Choosing North Point? / Chapter 2. --- Project Summary / Chapter 3. --- Conclusions / Chapter Part 2 --- Background / Chapter 4. --- Background & Process / Chapter 4.1 --- Methodology / Chapter 4.2 --- Background of North Point / Chapter 4.3 --- Client Profile / Chapter 4.4 --- Mission and Goals / Chapter 4.5 --- Performance Requirements and Concepts / Chapter 5. --- Precedents Studied - Summary / Chapter 6. --- Site Analysis & Selection / Chapter 6.1 --- Site Analysis / Chapter 6.2 --- Proposed Site - North Point Ferry Pier / Chapter 6.3 --- Proposed Project at Site / Chapter 7. --- Programme Development - Schedule of Activities / Chapter 7.1 --- Open Space / Chapter 7.2 --- Assembly Hall / Chapter 7.3 --- Market / Chapter 7.4 --- Waterbus Landing / Chapter Part 3 --- The Project Brief / Chapter 8. --- Site - Opportunities 8c Constraints / Chapter 8.1 --- Opportunities / Chapter 8.2 --- Constraints / Chapter 9. --- Space Program / Chapter 9.1 --- Relationship between Public Spaces / Chapter 9.2 --- Relationship between Performers'Spaces / Chapter 9.3 --- Relationship between Activities - Company Organization / Chapter 9.4 --- Relationship between Activities - Rehersal Room/Rehersal Studio / Chapter 9.5 --- Overall Relationship between Functions / Chapter 10. --- Design Guidelines / Chapter 10.1 --- Check List in Auditorium Design / Chapter 10.2 --- Visual Limitations / Chapter 10.3 --- Seating / Chapter Part 4 --- The Design / Chapter 11. --- Development of Design / Chapter 11.1 --- Conceptual Design / Chapter 11.2 --- Massing Development / Chapter 11.3 --- Schematic Design / Chapter 11.4 --- Design Development / Chapter 11.5 --- Design Refinement / Chapter 12. --- Concept Layouts / Chapter 13. --- Special Studies - Passive Energy Control / Chapter 14. --- Final Drawings / Chapter 15. --- Perspective Illustrations / Chapter 16. --- "Materials, Assemblies & Construction" / Chapter Part 5 --- Bibliography / Chapter 17. --- Bibliography / Chapter Part 6 --- Appendix / Chapter 18. --- Precedents / Chapter 18.1 --- Precedents for Urban Design / Chapter 18.2 --- Precedents for Building Design / Chapter 19. --- Surveys/Interviews / Chapter 19.1 --- Metroplan by Planning Department / Chapter 19.2 --- "Studies of Planning Department - ""Leisure Habits and Recreation Preference"" & ""Shopping Habits""" / Chapter 19.3 --- Studies of Tourist Association / Chapter 19.4 --- Studies of Census & Statistics Department - Demography / Chapter 19.5 --- Research on Cultural and Entertainment Facilities Provided by Provisional Urban Council / Chapter 19.6 --- Interviews / Chapter 20. --- Schedule of Accomodation / Chapter 20.1 --- Urban Design Level / Chapter 20.2 --- Assembly Hall / Chapter 20.3 --- Market / Chapter 20.4 --- North Point Waterbus Landing / Chapter 21. --- Site Photos / Chapter 22. --- Cost Calculation / Chapter 23. --- Code Compliance / Chapter 23.1 --- Statutory Requirements for Site Development / Chapter 23.2 --- Hong Kong Planning Standard and Guidelines / Chapter 24. --- Review - Programming Stage

Tse Alisa. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1998-99, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Design Report / Introduction / Chapter 1. --- Project Vision / Chapter 2. --- Project Nature / Background / Chapter 3. --- Site / Chapter 4. --- Client / Chapter 5. --- End-users / Project Brief / Chapter 6. --- Project Brief / Design Process / Chapter 7. --- Schedule of Work / Chapter 8. --- Process / Final Design / Chapter 9. --- Final Product / Conclusion / Chapter 10. --- Conclusion / Gain & Pain / Programming / Project Analysis / Chapter 11. --- Site Analysis / Chapter 12. --- Site Appraisal / Chapter 13. --- Client Profile / Chapter 14. --- End-Users Profile / Appendix / Chapter i. --- interviews / Chapter - --- "with LDC, the Client" / Chapter - --- with Wanchai District Board / Chapter - --- with urban renewal team of St. James / Chapter - --- with 'old wanchai' / Chapter ii. --- Precedent Studies / Chapter iii. --- Newspaper Cutting / Chapter iv. --- Schedule of Accommodation / Chapter v. --- Cost Estimation / Biblography

Ng Lung Wai. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1998-99, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Chapter I --- Introduction / Structure / Structuralism and Architecture / Experiment / Chapter II --- Discovery / Chapter a --- District - Sham Shui Po / History / People's Expectation --- p.⁺ / Overview --- p.⁺ / Planner's Perspectives --- p.⁺ / Summary - Points of Action --- p.´إ / Chapter b --- Site- FukWa Street --- p.´إ / "Location, traffic and climate" --- p.´إ / Building and territory --- p.´إ / Design of buildings --- p.´إ / Temporary retails and street shops --- p.´إ / Structural analysis of thick facade --- p.´Ð / Relations --- p.´Ð / People and Activities --- p.亖 / Summary - Points of Action --- p.亖 / Chapter c --- Past Experiences --- p.亖 / Lucien Kroll's medical faculty --- p.亖 / Habraken's urban tissue --- p.亖 / Erskine's housing ideas --- p.亖 / Chapter III --- Function --- p.亖 / Intermixing program --- p.亖 / Design - structuring --- p.亖 / List of illustrations --- p.亖 / References --- p.亖 / Appendix --- p.亖

Ko Fai. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1999-2000, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Chapter 1 --- The Project / Chapter 1.1 --- a Metaphor / Chapter 1.2 --- a Vision / Chapter 1.3 --- Objective of Thesis / Chapter 1.4 --- Background / Chapter - --- History of Urban Renewal in Hong Kong / Chapter - --- Setting up of LDC / Chapter - --- Major Issues in Urban Renewal / Chapter - --- Setting up of Urban Renewal Authority / Chapter 1.5 --- Different Approaches tor Redevelopment / Chapter 1.6 --- Searching for Opportunities / Chapter 1.7 --- Acquired Lot Distribution in a district / Chapter 1.8 --- Acquired Units Distribution in a building / Chapter 1.9 --- Acquired Lot / Unit distribution Pattern in two Buildings / Chapter 1.10 --- Spatial Linkage in Urban Landscape / Chapter 2 --- The Site / Chapter 2.1 --- Site Selection Cnteira / Chapter 2.2 --- History of Yaumater / Chapter 2.3 --- Land Use Pattern / Chapter 2.4 --- Degree of Degradation / Chapter 2.5 --- Building Height Pattern / Chapter 2.6 --- Street Studies / Chapter 3 --- The Program / Chapter 3.1 --- Client Analysis / Chapter 3.2 --- Users Analysis / Chapter 3.3 --- Schedule of Accommodation / Chapter 4 --- Case Studies / Chapter - --- Sparcity / Chapter - --- Plug-in City / Chapter 5 --- Bibliography / Chapter 6 --- The Design Process / Chapter 6.1 --- Sketch Concept / Overall Planning Ideas / Building Ideas / Ideas on the Infrastructure / Other Ideas / Chapter 6.2 --- Yaumatei Context / Chapter 6.3 --- Contextual Study / Chapter 6.4 --- Updated Schedule of Accommodation / Presentation Overview / Chapter 6.5 --- First Review (Internal Crit) / Chapter 6.6 --- Second Review (External Crit) / Chapter 6.7 --- Third Review (Internal Crit) / Chapter 6.8 --- Fourth Review (External Crit) / The Final Presentation / Chapter 6.9 --- The Photomontage / Chapter 6.10 --- The Perspectives / Chapter 6.11 --- Computer Rendering / Chapter - --- Sequence / Interior Perspective / Chapter 6.12 --- Design Study of Spatial Linkage / Chapter 6.13 --- Site Section / Chapter 6.14 --- Axonometric Drawing - Overall Planning in Process / Chapter 6.15 --- Plans / Chapter 6.16 --- Longitudinal Section / Chapter 6.17 --- Special Study along Alley Way / Chapter 6.18 --- Structural System / Chapter 6.19 --- Building Services System / Chapter 6.20 --- Code Compliance / Chapter 6.21 --- Special Study