Quantitative Analysis of Ecological Effects Caused by Master Planning in Hilly Area: A Case Study of Kunming Expo Eco-Town, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 808-819
Author(s):  
Song Wu ◽  
Chang Qun Duan ◽  
Gerdo P. Aquino
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Ecological Effects ◽  
Master Planning ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
Regulatory Measures ◽  
Ecological Landscape

The environmental conflict throughout land development varies for every landform. In hilly areas, the ecological effects, such as the properties of the land surface and the diversity of flora and fauna cannot be reflected through assessment indexes, which include the building density, green areas ratio, etc. This paper is to provide the impervious index and the corridor index as a complement to the master planners. The indexes is an approach that integrates ecological landscape principles and methods for analyzing the eco-rationality of the master planning using ecological indexes which provides a measure for adjusting development density. An application of the indexes to the residential development of Kunming Expo Eco-town in Yunnan Province, China is provided. The result shows that the indexes can be used to quantify the interrelationship between the development project and the environment and that the required regulatory measures for land development can be implemented via master plans.

Global Environmental Encounters in Southwest China: Fleeting Intersections and “Transnational Work”

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Hathaway
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Social Engagements ◽  
Development Agendas ◽  
Critical Literature

This paper engages with the critical literature on development through a study of transnational environmentalism in China. Within the last decade, international development efforts have become increasingly important in shaping China's encounters with global sensibilities, funds, and projects. The author builds on scholarship that approaches China as a transnational entity and examines the emerging politics of the environment in China. Based on an ethnographic case study of a conservation and development project in Yunnan Province, the paper argues against conceptions that international development agendas can be unilaterally imposed. Rather, it suggests that in order to gain traction, agendas require a variety of agents. These agents create convergences through forms of “transnational work,” by and through particular social engagements. Finally, this paper reveals how such convergences remain tenuous and fleeting, and can be quickly dissolved when one side or another changes its orientation.

scholarly journals Application of the biocenotic tree assessment method in the "Vila Mîndîc" park (Moldova) for the implementation of a conceptual land-use project – a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol Special Edition (Special Edition) ◽  
pp. 63-84
Author(s):  
Lidia Ozimkowska ◽  
Jerzy Wojtatowicz
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Preliminary Design ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Nesting Sites

The article presents the aplication of the biocenotic tree assessment method in the "Vila Mîndîc" park (Moldova). While conducting the inventory, preliminary design decisions were taken into account, which also influenced the determination of tree values. By extending the plant valorisation to the study of health, including safety for humans, the results were obtained to carry out the project. Particular areas were selected, which regardless of the conditions, must ensure safe stay; parts of the area where visiting the park is restricted and those where, due to high biocenotic values (including protection of animal breeding and nesting sites) communication routes and leisure areas are not planned. On the basis of the research, areas of exceptional importance for animals were identified and a conceptual land development project was carried out to accommodate human recreational needs.

scholarly journals Policy Strategies to Revive Rural Land in Peri-Metropolitan Towns: Resource Identification, Capitalization, and Financialization

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Zhanwei Zhang ◽  
Yang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Master Planning ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Multifunctional Land Use ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Resource Identification ◽  
The Government ◽  
Interpretative Approach ◽  
The Town

Previous planning for rural revival in towns has emphasized construction and government-led policies. However, we argue that the dilemmas of peri-metropolitan rural areas, such as Desakota in China, are far more complex faced with rural super village and hollowed village transformations. Rural revival planning needs to coordinate with the development of urbanized and rural areas towards multifunctional goals and plans as a whole. Therefore, we selected the town master plan of Lijia, a typical peri-metropolitan village in China, as a case study. Through a historical–interpretative approach involving analysis of planning policies, questionnaires, and in-depth interviews with the key stakeholders involved, we structured the process and mechanism of rural revival in Lijia into three phases: resource identification, capitalization, and financialization. In different phases, different stakeholders adopt different roles. The government takes a leading role in resource identification and capitalization, while firms take a leading role in the process of financialization. “Market-dominant and government-guided” planning stimulates villagers to participate in rural revival. We highlight the importance of multifunctional land-use in terms of rural revival in the master planning of peri-metropolitan villages and provide a practical reference for uniting multiple stakeholders, including governments, firms, and villagers.

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