A More Competitive Central Business District: Place-making Strategies for Beijing.
Ren, Yifei.
2014
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Abstract: Central Business District (CBD) refers to an urban area where retail and office buildings are concentrated and a variety of economic and social activities take place. Generally speaking, a CBD is also a cultural symbol, of urban modernization and brand image, with the core functions of a city, including finance, trade, service, and exhibition. When constructing a CBD, it's important to ... read moreuse place-making strategies. Place-making is an approach to city planning and design focused on enhancing the public realm in ways that improve the quality of life for all who work, live or visit a particular area. This thesis identifies economy, environment, culture and government functions as four place-making strategies and discusses how to use these place-making strategies to make a more competitive CBD. The author uses four case studies to develop an understanding of place-making strategies for CBDs. Finally, the author gives specific recommendations based on the four strategies for Beijing CBD to become more competitive.
At the request of the author, this graduate work is not available to view in the Tufts Digital Library.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2014.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
Advisor: Lorlene Hoyt.
Committee: Jon Witten.
Keyword: Urban planning.read less - ID:
- 8c97m232q
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- tufts:21785
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