Li The Evolution and Preservation of the Old City of Lhasa

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-981-10-6735-8
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Social Sciences (R0)

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

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.