The Livable City

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The Livable City

• The Chinese Perspective
• A Plan for Beijing

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The Livable City

• Introduction
• International Concept
• The Chinese Perspective
• A Plan for Beijing
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Definitions of livability include an array of
  different issues that are underpinned by a common
  set of guiding principles accessibility, equity,
  and participation that give substance to the
  concepts of livability. The quality of life
  experienced by citizens living in a city is tied
  to their ability to access infrastructure food
  clean air affordable housing meaningful
  employment and green space and parks.

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Introduction

• Livability will be defined as quality of life'
  as experienced by the residents within a city or
  region. In this context sustainability is the
  ability to sustain the quality of life we value
  or to which we aspire. In operational terms it is
  often viewed as enhancing the economic, social,
  cultural and environmental well-being of current
  and future residents.

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Introduction-Vancouver Definition

• Livability refers to an urban system that
  contributes to the physical, social and mental
  well being and personal development of all its
  inhabitants. It is about delightful and desirable
  urban spaces that offer and reflect cultural and
  sacred enrichment. Key principles that give
  substance to this theme are equity, dignity,
  accessibility, conviviality, participation and
  empowerment.

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The Chinese Perspective

• Human Environment
• Population quality
• Social inclusion
• Social cohesion
• Sense of honour
• Social harmony

• Government Environment
• Urban governance
• Immigration policy
• Development strategy

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The Chinese Perspective

• Security Environment
• Public security
• Social safety
• Urban emergency management

• Living Environment
• Housing condition
• Life security
• Entertainment
• Social activities
• Communications and traffic
• Learning environment

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The Chinese Perspective

• Work Environment
• Employment development opportunities
• Career job condition

• Investment Environment
• Hardware
• Software
• Business environment

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The Chinese Perspective

• Ecological Environment
• Natural environment
• Urban environment management

• Public Assessment
• Inhabitants satisfaction
• Travellers satisfaction

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A Plan for Beijing

• Capital City
• International City
• Historical Cultural City
• Livable City for 18 min by 2020, however, 5.4
  instead of 6.5 min living in the city centre

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A Plan for Beijing

• Healthy Environment
• Good Urban Service
• Full Employment
• Safe City

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A Plan for Beijing

• A uni-centre city

• A multi-centre city
• Zhong Guan Cun hi-tech centre
• Olympic centre
• CBD

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A Plan for Beijing

• Two belts
• Industrial belt in the east
• Ecological belt in the west

• Two axis's
• Horizontal
• Vertical
• Human-scale

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Conclusion

• Safety-scale
• Economy-scale
• Human-scale