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Human dimensions and urban landscape development
– A case study in Suzhou, China
Projektbeschreibung:
Humanity has influenced and changed the large majority of the earth’s
landscapes, especially those in urban areas. There is no doubt that it is
crucial to include human dimensions – perceptions, attitudes, preferences
etc. - in terms of landscape inheritance, conservation, development
and management or what.
Public perception and preference research has a long lasting history in landscape
subjects, and has been playing an important role in practical implementation.
This study will be conducted in Suzhou, China – a typical Chinese city
with numerous ancient cultural heritages and facing endless modernization and
urbanization.
Literate review will be thoroughly carried out on respect to the processes,
states, significances of human dimensions for landscapes. The interpretation
of historical materials about landscape changes during decades of the research
site will be completed. The targeted objects will be the residents there and
visitors. There are still more than 200.000 permanent residents living in the
research core, who represent the main force of conserving the ancient heritages
lasted thousands years. Therefore, their attitudes towards the landscape
changes, ancient landscape elements or symbols are vital, and should be included
in routines for landscape design, management and conservation. Moreover,
up to millions of visitors from both inside and outside of China come to
Suzhou every year, which makes the study concerning their perceptions and
preferences even more critical. The well-structured questionnaires, together
with semi-open or open interviews will be applied aimed at different targeted
groups, and the results will be interpreted and evaluated based on scientific
theories and methodologies in both quantitative and qualitative ways. Eventually,
how these findings could be used to inform the landscape policy-makers,
designer, planner or managers and how to transfer the results into practical
status in other cities of China or even in other developing countries facing the
same dilemmas would be generated.
Ansprechpartner: Yang Zhang
Tel: 0761-203-8656
Email: yang.zhang@landespflege.uni-freiburg.de
Projektlaufzeit:
Projektbeginn: 31.03.2011 Projektende: 31.12.2015
Projektleitung:
Yang Zhang
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Professur für Landespflege Prof. Dr. Konold Tennenbacher Str. 4 79106 Freiburg
Telefon: +49 761 203-3635 Fax: +49 761 203-3638 Email: lpflege@landespflege.uni-freiburg de
http://www.landespflege-freiburg.de
Finanzierung:
- CHina Scholarship Council
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