episode 15: FOW015 - Urban China [EN]
- Urban planning, urban design, „urbanism“ (French concept), what does it mean in China, what does it mean in Europe?
- the pace and the nature of urbanisation in China: 60% of the population will live in cities by 2020
- the Hukou system
- challenges vs. opportunities
- the fringes: informal settlements in China and India, organic development
- Shimokitazawa neighborhood in Tokyo, a successful model for the development of informal settlement areas?
- comparison between Shivaji Nagar in Mumbai and Dongxiaokou in Beijing
- the state centered approach of Chinese urban planning + relatively new emergence of urban design, see also: Taiwan
- Famous last words: impact of “No weird architecture” principle of Xi Jinping on future urban innovation, can/should politicians define what is „weird“ ?
- Recommendation: Sinapolis (mainly French, more English content on urbanisation in China to come)