Paper

Pressing Challenges in China’s Greenway Planning and Design: Promoting or Diminishing Cultural Identities and Values?

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Abstract

Greenways are networks of land containing linear elements that are planned, designed and managed for multiple purposes including ecological, recreational, cultural, aesthetic, or other purposes compatible with the concept of sustainable land use (Ahern, 1995). The greenway movement is a new concept that integrates many established landscape architectural, planning and design ideas, concepts, and implementation techniques. (Fabos, 1995).

This paper is primarily focused on pressing challenges in the greenway movement taking place in many parts of China that are out of cultural and historic contexts, resulting in diminishing cultural identities and values. It attempts to re-examine the greenway planning strategies and design guidelines to promote a culturally-sensitive, sustainable approach in order to preserve China’s rich history and diverse cultural heritage.

Keywords: greenways, china, planning, design, cultural, values, heritage

How to Cite:

Tang, H., (2016) “Pressing Challenges in China’s Greenway Planning and Design: Promoting or Diminishing Cultural Identities and Values?”, Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning 5(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/fabos.616