Fringe-Belt Phenomenon in a Historic Chinese City: The Case of Foshan
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 145, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper explores the fringe-belt phenomenon in Foshan, which, unlike the large majority of historical cities in China, lacked city walls throughout its history. By tracing the stages in the transformation of the physical form of the city, a contribution is made to understanding the process of urban development and regeneration. The implications for other Chinese cities that have undergone rapid industrial growth since 1949 were considered.
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Acknowledgments
The research on which this paper is based was funded by the Oversea Study Program of Guangzhou Elite Project, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51678241), and the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science (Grant No. 2017KB08).
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Received: Jan 11, 2018
Accepted: Dec 10, 2018
Published online: Jun 3, 2019
Published in print: Sep 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Nov 3, 2019
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