The Restructuring and Preservation of Hutong and Courtyard Houses in the Inner City of Beijing
Date Issued
2012
Date
2012
Author(s)
Chao, Hung-Hsi
Abstract
Based on the curiosity of the overwhelming demolition and restructuring in the inner city of ancient Beijing, the dissertation investigates the transformation process and the institutional frame of restructuring and preservation of Beijing both in socialist and post-socialist period.
This research probes into topics on the transformation of political and economic structure that the conflicts and influences between various actors, includes the State, the local governments, enterprises, and planners. First, the paper discusses how the socialist reform movement of the inner city and the long-existing low-rent welfare housing system limits the development of Beijing since the socialist period. After the reform in 1978, the author focuses on the effect of commercialization of land, housing system reform and development of real estate which play important roles in the process of restructuring and preservation of Beijing’s inner city.
The author chooses four cases, including the Liang & Chen Plan of the central government site allocation in the early 1950s, the organic renewal of the Ju’er Hutong in the late 1980s, the demolition of the Nanchizi Hutong in 2000, and the cultural tourism of the Nanluogu-xiang Hutong before the 2008 Olympic Games to point out how various patterns of restructuring and preservation influence the results. Finally, these cases as reflective mirrors make us rethink alternative developmental routes and a sustainable future of urbanization in mainland China.
Subjects
urban restructuring
historic preservation
hutong and courtyard houses
institutional reform
commercialization of housing
real estate development
SDGs
Type
thesis
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