The Evolution and Preservation of the Old City of Lhasa

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-981-10-6733-4
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 5207 g

The first comprehensive book on the historical evolution, planning and preservation of the old Lhasa city

Contextualizes and represents the evolution of old Lhasa city in its original social-historical settings

Explores and presents the representative old courtyards preserved in the old Lhasa city

Provides comparisons with cases of the preservation of other Chinese historical cities

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Li, Qing

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Geschichte der Soziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Genesis.- Lhasa City’s Formation and Multiple Historical Factors.- Layout of the Old City of Lhasa.- Building Characteristics and Categories in the Old City of Lhasa.- Barkor Street: Layout and Historical Legacy.- History of the Vintage Courtyards in the Old City of Lhasa.- New Construction and Preservation Efforts in the Old City.- Preservation of the Old City of Lhasa: Future and Development.- Appendix.- References.- Epilogue.

Über Autor(innen)

The author is working in the regional and urban studies in China for a long time, and visited the old Lhasa city for many times during the past decade. The author has been  served as a national expert of UNDP ‘Tibet Development and Poverty Alleviation Programme’ since 2006, working on the old Lhasa city preservation and international trade development issues.