Nanjing [electronic resource] : historical landscape and its planning from geographical perspective / Yifeng Yao.
2016
HT169.C62
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Title
Nanjing [electronic resource] : historical landscape and its planning from geographical perspective / Yifeng Yao.
Author
Yao, Yifeng, author.
ISBN
9789811016370 (electronic book)
9811016372 (electronic book)
9789811016356
9811016372 (electronic book)
9789811016356
Published
Singapore : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 212 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
HT169.C62
Dewey Decimal Classification
307.1/2160951136
Summary
This book studies the historical changes of the cityscape of Nanjing from the point of view of geographical systems. Nanjing is a city located along the Yangtze River, originated 2500 years ago, after which ten dynasties established their capital dependent on the geographical conditions. The book focuses on the analysis of the characteristics of mountain and river systems in the various historical periods, and provides investigations of historical sites along with these systems. This enables the search for the laws of historical evolution and spatial structure changes, which is also the research of the relationship between man and nature. It extends the traditional preservation and cityscapes planning to that of geographical landscape system. Readers working in the area of geography, history, urban and landscape planning will benefit from it.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 20, 2016).
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Springer geography.
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Table of Contents
Significance of Geography and Urban Planning
The Yangtze River Impacts and Early Nanjing Geography
Nanjing Historical Landscape and City Changes
City Status and Contemporary Geographical Landscape
Rivers, Greenspaces and Ancient Capital Composition
Geographic Landscape Planning and Design
Conclusion.
The Yangtze River Impacts and Early Nanjing Geography
Nanjing Historical Landscape and City Changes
City Status and Contemporary Geographical Landscape
Rivers, Greenspaces and Ancient Capital Composition
Geographic Landscape Planning and Design
Conclusion.