TY - JOUR
T1 - Riverside building boundary spatial characteristics and utilization patterns in China post-urbanization
T2 - a case study on Shantang River, Suzhou
AU - Zhang, Zhehan
AU - Fang, Kai
AU - Wang, Xinpeng
AU - Chen, Lin
AU - Zhang, Wenda
AU - Zhu, Guoqing
AU - Furuya, Nobuaki
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51978616) and China Scholarships Council (No. 202008050220).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of the Architectural Institute of Japan, Architectural Institute of Korea and Architectural Society of China.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Suzhou, a Chinese “water town”, has undergone an essential transformation in the spatial nature of its riverside area post-urbanization. This research focuses on the spatial characteristics and utilization patterns of the building boundary along the Shantang River in Suzhou through field investigation and correspondence analysis. The constituent elements are determined, and then spatial characteristics are analyzed in terms of space type, river encroachment, and urban connectivity. The relationships between these characteristics and four utilization patterns are discussed. The building boundaries along the river have undergone a fundamental change within the modern era. There are significant relationships between utilization patterns and space type, river encroachment, and urban connectivity. The results presented here can provide workable guidance for effective further development of riverside spaces in Suzhou and beyond.
AB - Suzhou, a Chinese “water town”, has undergone an essential transformation in the spatial nature of its riverside area post-urbanization. This research focuses on the spatial characteristics and utilization patterns of the building boundary along the Shantang River in Suzhou through field investigation and correspondence analysis. The constituent elements are determined, and then spatial characteristics are analyzed in terms of space type, river encroachment, and urban connectivity. The relationships between these characteristics and four utilization patterns are discussed. The building boundaries along the river have undergone a fundamental change within the modern era. There are significant relationships between utilization patterns and space type, river encroachment, and urban connectivity. The results presented here can provide workable guidance for effective further development of riverside spaces in Suzhou and beyond.
KW - Suzhou rivers
KW - constituent elements
KW - modern transformation
KW - spatial characteristics
KW - utilization patterns
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U2 - 10.1080/13467581.2020.1838291
DO - 10.1080/13467581.2020.1838291
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85094883257
SN - 1346-7581
VL - 21
SP - 157
EP - 172
JO - Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
JF - Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
IS - 2
ER -
