The interaction of city and basin: research on the transformation of historical cities in JinZhong Basin, ShanXi province, China

The history of urban transformation is a unique symbol of a city and the key to inheriting regional culture. In most current studies, the historical cities are analyzed considering water or multi factors; however, the basic fact of Basin is ignored. The basin provides the natural material conditions...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhang, Wei Dong
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2021.1972807
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description The history of urban transformation is a unique symbol of a city and the key to inheriting regional culture. In most current studies, the historical cities are analyzed considering water or multi factors; however, the basic fact of Basin is ignored. The basin provides the natural material conditions for the origin of the cities and affects the military and transportation in the region. These influences lead to the urban distribution in different periods and different urban forms in the same period. This research selects Jinzhong Basin, provides a framework to study transformation of historical cities considering the unit of the basin and selects three levels: regional level, including urban density, urban structure and urban distribution; city group level, including urban agglomerations under the influence of water system, military and traffic factors; and city form level, including city shape, street form and functional zoning. The results show that the geographical factors of the basin determine the origin and change of cities, which could be used to guide the future culture oriented development of Jinzhong Basin region, and also serve the “ Ten thousand-li Tea Road ” application for world heritage, and provide historical and theoretical reference for urban planning.This research selects Jinzhong Basin, provides a framework to study transformation of historical cities considering the unit of the basin and selects three levels: regional level, including urban density, urban structure and urban distribution; city group level, including urban agglomerations under the influence of water system, military and traffic factors; and city form level, including city shape, street form and functional zoning.
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spelling doaj-art-dd4a1cd70fcf46a8ae6ef2e52568f0c12024-11-15T10:36:00ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering1347-28522022-11-012162621263510.1080/13467581.2021.19728071972807The interaction of city and basin: research on the transformation of historical cities in JinZhong Basin, ShanXi province, ChinaYan Zhang0Wei Dong1Beijing Union UniversitySoutheast UniversityThe history of urban transformation is a unique symbol of a city and the key to inheriting regional culture. In most current studies, the historical cities are analyzed considering water or multi factors; however, the basic fact of Basin is ignored. The basin provides the natural material conditions for the origin of the cities and affects the military and transportation in the region. These influences lead to the urban distribution in different periods and different urban forms in the same period. This research selects Jinzhong Basin, provides a framework to study transformation of historical cities considering the unit of the basin and selects three levels: regional level, including urban density, urban structure and urban distribution; city group level, including urban agglomerations under the influence of water system, military and traffic factors; and city form level, including city shape, street form and functional zoning. The results show that the geographical factors of the basin determine the origin and change of cities, which could be used to guide the future culture oriented development of Jinzhong Basin region, and also serve the “ Ten thousand-li Tea Road ” application for world heritage, and provide historical and theoretical reference for urban planning.This research selects Jinzhong Basin, provides a framework to study transformation of historical cities considering the unit of the basin and selects three levels: regional level, including urban density, urban structure and urban distribution; city group level, including urban agglomerations under the influence of water system, military and traffic factors; and city form level, including city shape, street form and functional zoning.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2021.1972807jinzhong basinhistorical cityurban transformation
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The interaction of city and basin: research on the transformation of historical cities in JinZhong Basin, ShanXi province, China
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
jinzhong basin
historical city
urban transformation
title The interaction of city and basin: research on the transformation of historical cities in JinZhong Basin, ShanXi province, China
title_full The interaction of city and basin: research on the transformation of historical cities in JinZhong Basin, ShanXi province, China
title_fullStr The interaction of city and basin: research on the transformation of historical cities in JinZhong Basin, ShanXi province, China
title_full_unstemmed The interaction of city and basin: research on the transformation of historical cities in JinZhong Basin, ShanXi province, China
title_short The interaction of city and basin: research on the transformation of historical cities in JinZhong Basin, ShanXi province, China
title_sort interaction of city and basin research on the transformation of historical cities in jinzhong basin shanxi province china
topic jinzhong basin
historical city
urban transformation
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