The urban design of the left street historical conservation area, Nanjing, China

Preface

Chapter 1-Historic Background

1.1 Historic development of Nanjing

1.1.1 History

1.1.2 Urban structure development

1.2 Present state of the city

1.2.1 Present condition of historical buildings

1.2.2 Management of the Historical and Cultural City-Nanjing

Chapter 2-General Introduction and Primeval Analysis-The Left Street Historical Conservation Area

2.1 General Introduction of Pukou District

2.1.1 The Historical Development of Pukou District

2.1.2 The Fortification History of Pukou District

2.1.3 Historical Evolution of The Left Street Area

2.1.4 The General Situation of The Left Street Historical Conservation Area

2.2 Physical Environment Survey

2.2.1 Condition Status

2.2.1.1 Basic Geography

2.2.1.2 Natural Environment

2.2.1.3 Water

2.2.2 Infrastructure and Facilities

2.2.2.1 Transport and Municipal Facilities

2.2.2.2 The Current Situation of Municipal Facilities

2.2.3 Population and Socio-Economic

Chapter 3-Specifically Research of The Left Street in Pukou District

3.1 Urban Morphological Study and Analysis

3.1.1 The Morphological Period

3.1.2 The Typology of Buildings

3.1.2 .1 Ming-Qing Dynasty

3.1.2 .2 Buildings in Republic of China

3.1.2 .3 Buildings during 1950s-1980s and After 1980s

3.2 The Status of Buildings

3.2.1 Historical Function of Existing Style

3.2.1.1 The Traditional Business Culture

3.2.1.2 The Celebrity Residence

3.2.1.3 The Water Transport Culture ( Cao Yun Culture)

3.2.1.4 The Traditional Handcrafts

3.2.1.5 The Traditional Religious Culture

3.2.2 Present Feature of Architecture Style

3.2.3 The Overall Feature Quality of Buildings

3.3 The Other Historic Relics

Chapter4-The Project

4.1 General Project and Guideline

4.1.1 General Conservation Guideline for Historical Conservation Area in Nanjing

4.1.2 Master Plan of Pukou District, Nanjing

4.2 The Review of Current Status

4.2.1 Changes of Regional and External Environment

4.2.2 Changes of People’s Life and Production Methods

4.2.3 The Current Disorder of Transportation and Environment

4.2.4 The Gradual Degeneration of the Historic Feature

4.3 Analyses of the Development Potential

4.3.1 Historical Spatial Pattern, Buildings and Related Advantages

4.3.2 Folk Cultural and Related Advantages

4.3.3 Location and Development Advantages

4.3.3.1 The Important Geographical Location and Traffic Condition

4.3.3.2 A Good Momentum of Development

4.4 Principles of Conservation

4.4.1 The Conservation of Historical Authenticity

4.4.2 The Conservation of Historical Environment

4.4.3 The Emphasizing of Culture and Characteristics

4.4.4 A Long-Term Improvement and Sustainable Use

4.4.5 A Combination of Hard and Soft Environment

4.5 The Outline of the Conservation

4.5.1 Elements of Conservation

4.5.2 The Framework of Conservation

4.5.3 The Conservation of Spatial Pattern

4.5.3.1 The Reproduction of Traditional Street Pattern

I: The Continuation of The Street Pattern

II: The Repair of Street Pattern

III: The Restoration of The Traditional Street Market

4.5.3.2 The Conservation of Traditional Space Interface

4.5.4 The Conservation of the Environment Feature

4.5.4 .1 The Conservation of Important Point

4.5.4 .2 The Conservation of Core Scope

4.5.4 .3 The Construction Control Area

4.5.5 The Conservation of Historic Buildings

4.5.5 .1 Protection and Restoration

4.5.5 .2 Protection and Restoration-2

4.5.5.3 Recondition

4.5.5.4 Demolition

4.6 The Master Plan and The Main Element Design(Tentative)

4.6.1 The Master Plan(Tentative Plan)

4.6.2 The Main Design Element of Streets and Buildings

4.6.3 The Waterfront Design

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