The Centre of City: Urban Central Structure

• Author(s): Beixiang Shi, Junyan Yang, Yi Zheng,
• Publisher: Springer Nature
• Pages: 609
• ISBN_10: 9813366753
  ISBN_13: 9789813366756
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development , Business & Economics / Urban & Regional , Social Science / Human Geography , Political Science / Public Policy / Regional Planning , Architecture / Urban & Land Use Planning , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy ,

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This book presents the latest research results related to urban center and urban center. It expounds the theoretical connotation, development models, hierarchical function, and spatial layout of the urban central structure through over 200 figures and tables. In addition, it analyzes the threshold characteristics, structural hierarchy, spatial characteristics, and development rules of urban central structure through field research and quantitative researches on the major urban central structures in Asia. Meanwhile, how to solve the issue of construction and layout of urban central structure in planning and design practice is also covered. The book reveals the laws and spatial characteristics of urban central structure and provides a valuable guide both for urban designers and planners as well as researchers and students working in urban design and planning fields. It sheds new light on better understanding of the urban central structure.