Dujiangyan Town Planning [都江堰]
Reconstruction of a town after its destruction with preservation of its patterns
Location: [都江堰] Dujiangyan, Dujiangyan, Sichuan
Typology: Territorial scale Scale: 1,208sqkm; 700,000 inhabitants Contracting authority: Shanghai and Dujiangyan authorities Main Stakeholders: Tongji university college of architecture and urban planning Year: 2008-today
After the destructive earthquake of 2008, in a strategic agrarian area of China near Chongqing, the afflicted town of Dujiangyan has elaborated a reconstruction plan (2008–2011) and an urban and rural plan (2008–2020) in coordination with Tongji University. These plans are relying on former constructions, ancient irrigation infrastructure and agrarian network outlines. In addition, both of them also tend to preserve local environment and promote ecology as well as eco-tourism.
Keywords: Rurban, Protection plan
Reconstruction of a town after its destruction with preservation of its patterns
Location: [都江堰] Dujiangyan, Dujiangyan, Sichuan
Typology: Territorial scale Scale: 1,208sqkm; 700,000 inhabitants Contracting authority: Shanghai and Dujiangyan authorities Main Stakeholders: Tongji university college of architecture and urban planning Year: 2008-today
After the destructive earthquake of 2008, in a strategic agrarian area of China near Chongqing, the afflicted town of Dujiangyan has elaborated a reconstruction plan (2008–2011) and an urban and rural plan (2008–2020) in coordination with Tongji University. These plans are relying on former constructions, ancient irrigation infrastructure and agrarian network outlines. In addition, both of them also tend to preserve local environment and promote ecology as well as eco-tourism.
Keywords: Rurban, Protection plan