Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes special report study entitled :Waterfront recreational space. Includes bibliographical references.

The Central African Republic is a small country located in the center of Africa. It is a very young nation in terms of political independence, but as the CAR emerges as a nation, it has begun to produce valuable authors who write for the French speaking world. This thesis is an attempt to bring part of the CAR's literature to the United States.Le Silence de la Foret was written by Etienne Goyemide and not only describes the culture of the mainstream population of the CAR, but also that of Pygmies. Although the book is a novel, the cultural aspects are not fictitious. This thesis is a translation of Goyemide's novel into English so that it can be made accessible to the English speaking world.The process of translating such a literary work required and increased knowledge and understanding of both French and English. In attempting to capture the style and tone of the author, careful attention was given to such aspects as tense, syntactic structures, register and vocabulary. A chapter of the thesis is devoted to describing the problems encountered during translation and the reasoning for the translations chosen. / Department of English

A class of migrant workers in China that have left their official rural residence in search of work and wealth in the more developed coastal cities have created a new process of urbanization. The ‘floating population’ numbering 150 million has created immense demand for low-cost housing. Village enterprises within the city region of expanding metropolises have self-organized to supply affordable housing. However, economic incentives and ownership constraints on rural land deter long-term considerations and favour rapid development. The building (and destruction) of a country cannot be recklessly left to coincidental solutions of profit opportunities in remnant policies. An understanding of the systemic political, economic and social properties that generate the built fabric of today and of traditional villages can allow us to manipulate the current process of development. The village of Zhangpeng in Dongguan city of the Pearl River Delta region is on the brink of explosive growth. Major infrastructural developments have been constructed and planned on its expropriated lands. Without proper guidance, the status quo process of urbanization will destroy the village overnight. The proposed alternative is to manipulate market-demand through village-led investment in its public space network in order to spur private development of village properties. The method is through strategic and incremental investment on village public space and property and monitoring the catalytic effect of these changes on private redevelopment. Adjustments in land development is made to steer the built fabric into a form between what the village wants it to become and what it has the propensity to be. The aim is to create a system of land development that will preserve, adapt and extend traditional village fabric and its way of life.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes special study report entitled: The architectural language of Tai O. Includes bibliographical references (leaves. Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes special report study entitled :Waterfront recreational space. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Cette thèse propose d’étudier la construction de l’espace dans les villages et les bourgs gersois à la fin du Moyen Âge, du milieu du XIIIe siècle au milieu du XVIe siècle. Il s’agit d’analyser, non pas la naissance de ces petites agglomérations, mais leurs dynamiques morphologiques dans les premiers siècles de leur existence. Cette approche morphologique est complétée par une analyse des évolutions architecturales, tant dans les styles que dans les modes de construction. La période est volontairement large, dépassant les crises des XIVe et XVe siècles, afin de déterminer si celles-ci ont véritablement marqué un coup d’arrêt dans le développement des petites agglomérations. La méthode interdisciplinaire développée dans cette thèse comprend une analyse des sources planimétriques et écrites, mais aussi un inventaire des vestiges médiévaux visibles dans ces villages et ces bourgs. / This thesis intends to study the space construction in the gascon villages and towns in the late Middle Ages, from the mid-13th century to the mid-16th century. The objective is to analyse, not the birth of these small agglomerations, but morphological dynamics during the first centuries of their existence. This morphological approach is completed with an analysis of architectural evolutions, both in the styles and in the modes of construction. The period is voluntarily broad, including the crisis of the 14th and 15th centuries, in order to determine if they really marked a stop in the development of these agglomerations. The interdisciplinary method developed in this thesis includes an analysis of planimetric and written sources, but also an inventory of visible medieval remains in these villages and towns.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(地域研究) / 甲第22092号 / 地博第254号 / 新制||地||96(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科東南アジア地域研究専攻 / (主査)教授 速水 洋子, 准教授 伊藤 正子, 教授 片岡 樹 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Area Studies / Kyoto University / DGAM

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1978 A38 / Master of Science

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

published_or_final_version / abstract / Urban Design / Master / Master of Urban Design