Abstract
With the context of globalization, urbanization cloud be regarded as the synonym to development nowadays. China like other developing countries has experienced huge social settlement transformation. During the process of urban sprawl, the distinction in-between urban and rural has been disappearing. Migration from rural to urban areas, expansion from urban to rural, and rural decline are likely to be the three main important factors contributing to the urbanization. So much attention has been paid to the urban while ignoring the focus on rural areas, and it is really a major issue that how to tackle with the development in-between urban and rural in China. The research object of this essay is how to tackle with the regional development in-between urban and rural, namely rurban design. Patrick Geddes, the Scottish pioneering town planner, introduced the regional concept to architecture design and coined the term “conurbation” which is the initial concept of rurban in 1915. Rurban area appeared in Japan from the 1960s to 1970s, and many problems emerged during the bubble era ten years later. Rurban turns (U-turn and J-turn) could be considered as the new attempt of rurban design in Japan after the 1990s. These rurban turns are new emerging regions that are governed by rural locals, the activities possess in these areas are urban in nature. With the method of literature consulting, field studies and comparative analysis from the west, Japan and China, it explores rurban design reflecting the interwoven social fabric under the perspective of history and context, especially remodeling the humanistic and historical communities. This article attempts to establish the further understanding of renewal region in-between urban and rural area, generalize the rurban design strategies, and hope it could be a reference for upcoming new urban and rural development.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
Above data are derived from 2017 China Statistical Yearbook published by National Bureau of Statistics.
- 2.
Patrick Geddes introduced the concept of “region” to architecture and planning and coined the term “conurbation”.
- 3.
In the author’s opinion, both U-Turn and J-Turn are the rurban district renewal model. U-Turn could be regarded as the ideal renewal case that it is unlikely to happen in real life nowadays. Compared with U-Turn, J-Turn renewal has been more realistic to operate which establishing the rurban district close to the initial rural area.
- 4.
It explores the difference representations of U-Turn and J-Turn renewal model in-between Japan and China.
- 5.
It is largely depended on the position of J-Turn renewal model in-between rural and urban areas, which not only means keeping the traditional living lifestyle, but also meets the need of modern life.
References
Architectural Institute of Japan. (2007). Rurban design. Tokyo: Gihodo press.
Claudio, C., & Marc, G. (2010). The experience of rurban squats in Collserola, Barcelona: What kind of degrowth? Journal of Cleaner Production, 18(6), 581–589.
Liu, P. (1988). Traditional villages-harmonious living space. Shanghai: Anhui People Press.
Patrick, G. (1915). Cities in evolution. London: Williams.
Rapoport, A. (1969). House form and culture. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Saio, N., & Kurihara, S. (2009). Comparison of the consciousness of researchers in Japan, Korea, and China regarding the role of rural space and its change. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 8(1), 89–94.
Saio, N., & Terao, Y. (2014). A study of sustainability of habitation in the historical preservation areas. Journal of Architecture and Planning, 79(695), 131–139.
Wang, Y. (2009). Space concept in the traditional settlement structure. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press.
Acknowledgements
Supported by China Scholarship Council (NO. 201606090028).
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (The research of Huizhou traditional villages on sustainable development, NO. 51278111).
Supported by the Research Innovation Program for College Graduates of Jiangsu Province (The research of Huizhou traditional villages community renovation from the perspective of village group, NO. KYLX16_0235).
Supported by the National Key Basic Research Program (Cooperative optimization of new design method and green technology for large space public buildings in South China, NO. 2016YFC0700203).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Pei, Y., Sang, R., Leng, J., Gong, K., Saio, N. (2020). U&J-Turn Renewal: Rurban Design Based on Context Dimension. In: Bougdah, H., Versaci, A., Sotoca, A., Trapani, F., Migliore, M., Clark, N. (eds) Urban and Transit Planning. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17308-1_22
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17308-1_22
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-17307-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-17308-1
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)