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Seventy years of revolution and turmoil have had a severe impact on the miraculous ancient urban form of Beijing, but economic growth since the early 1990s has threatened to deal the coup de grace. In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, Wu Liangyong presents an impassioned plea to turn the tide of demolition and offers a new direction for the planning and development of China's capital. His project for the renewal of the Ju'er Hutong (Chrysanthemum Lane) neighbourhood in the heart of Beijing's Old City takes pride of place in this book. A thoughtful analysis of those aspects of the ancient capital's features, which the project aims to respect and conserve, is followed by a detailed account of the design and development process of the project itself.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Foreword
  2. Peter G. Rowe
  3. pp. vii-x
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  1. Preface
  2. Aprodicio A. Laquian
  3. pp. xi-xiii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xiv-xvi
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. xvii-xxiv
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  1. 1. The City of Beijing in Historical Perspective
  2. pp. 3-15
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  1. 2. Planning and Development in Beijing since 1949
  2. pp. 16-43
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  1. 3. Residential Development and the Renewal of Derelict Houses
  2. pp. 44-55
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  1. 4. Organic Renewal in Historic Cities
  2. pp. 56-65
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  1. 5. Traditional Courtyard Houses and a New Prototype
  2. pp. 66-103
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  1. 6. Planning and Design of the Ju'er Hutong Project
  2. pp. 104-162
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  1. 7. Post-Occupancy Evaluation and Lessons from the Planning and Design Experience
  2. pp. 163-181
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  1. 8. The Continuing Debate over Redevelopment
  2. pp. 182-187
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  1. 9. Future Prospects
  2. pp. 188-195
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  1. 10. Conclusion
  2. pp. 196-212
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  1. Appendix 1: Chronology of Major Chinese dynasties and their Capitals
  2. pp. 213-214
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  1. Appendix 2: Planning Statistics for the Ju'er Hutong Project
  2. pp. 215-221
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  1. Appendix 3: Wu Liangyong's Acceptance Speech on the Presentation of the World Habitat Awards on World Habitat Day, 4 October 1993
  2. p. 222
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 223-229
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  1. Glossary of Chinese Terms
  2. pp. 230-231
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 232-236
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 237-239
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