Urban design ethics in ancient China / Gideon S. Golany.

Main entry:

Golany, Gideon.

Title & Author:

Urban design ethics in ancient China / Gideon S. Golany.

Publication:

Description:

xvi, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and index.
Urban Design Principles: Evolution and Ethics -- Ethics of Pre-Urban Chinese Settlements -- Basic Patterns of Pre-Urban Chinese Settlements -- Geo-culture, Ethics, and Design Sequences -- Evolution of Settlements -- Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras -- Rise of Towns -- Family, Ancestors, and Religion -- Genesis of the Chinese City -- Chinese Philosophy and Environmental Design -- Unity of Nature, Humans, and Heaven -- Humans and Nature -- Humans and Heaven -- Aesthetics and Beautification -- Distinct Chinese Philosophy of the Environment -- Cosmology and Urban Design Ethics -- Geometrical Cosmography -- Cosmology and Architecture (Ming T'ang or Luminous Hall) -- Cosmology in Sui and Ming Dynasties -- Ideal Capital City Design and Cosmography -- Feng Shui: Environmental Factors in Urban Design -- Cult and City Design -- Contributions of Chinese Philosophies to Urban Design -- Confucianism -- Daoism -- Other Schools of Thought -- Buddhist Contributions -- Contributions of Science and Technology to Urban Design -- Chinese Urban Design Evolution -- Chinese View of the City -- Chinese Urban Design Concepts -- The Evolution of Urbanization -- Early Urban Centers -- Southern Urban Centers -- Ethics of Urban Design -- City Expansion -- Influences of Dynasties -- Basic Principles of Urban Design -- Urban Design Principles in the Pre-Feudal Society -- Urban Design Reform in the Feudal Society -- Urban Design Practice -- Rise of the Capital Cities -- Location of Capital Cities -- Neighboring and Contrasting Zones Theory -- The Case of China.
Also issued online.

ISBN:

0773474099
9780773474093

Subject:

City planning China History.
City planning Economic aspects China History.
City planning Social aspects China History.
City planning.
City planning Economic aspects.
City planning Social aspects.
China.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 218330
Call No.: HT169.C6 G6 2001
Status: Available

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