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Urban Verticality Shaped by a Vertical Terrain: Lessons From Chongqing, China
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Abstract Urban studies have long been predominantly flat without a vertical dimension. This horizontal hegemony is partly embedded in the fact that many cities throughout the world, especially the centres of knowledge production, are plain cities. This article argues that even narrowing down urban verticalit... mehr
Urban studies have long been predominantly flat without a vertical dimension. This horizontal hegemony is partly embedded in the fact that many cities throughout the world, especially the centres of knowledge production, are plain cities. This article argues that even narrowing down urban verticality to high-rise buildings is still a product of horizontal hegemony. This article uses the city of Chongqing in China's mountainous southwest as an example, to extend the understanding of urban verticality beyond high-rise buildings. By investigating three vertical urban projects, namely, the Raffles City, Hongyadong, and the Mountain City Footpath system, the article reveals how vertical terrain, as a vertical element, shapes Chongqing's urban planning, urban governance strategy, and people’s experience in the city. As a counter experience to horizontal urbanism, verticality both constitutes part of local people's ordinary living experience and a spectacular experience for outsiders, which has been mobilised by the local government for place-making and city branding.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
China; Städtebau; Stadtplanung; Hochhaus; Architektur
Klassifikation
Raumplanung und Regionalforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
Chongqing; Hongyadong; Mountain City Footpath; Raffles City; mountainous; terrain; urban verticality; vertical city
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Seitenangabe
S. 364-376
Zeitschriftentitel
Urban Planning, 7 (2022) 4
Heftthema
Vertical Cities: The Development of High-Rise Neighbourhoods
ISSN
2183-7635
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)