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Tables of Contents for Urban Design Ethics in Ancient China
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Figures
i
List of Tables
v
Preface
vii
Literature Review
xiii
Introduction
1
10
SECTION A. URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES: EVOLUTION AND ETHICS
11
100
Introduction, Section A
13
2
Ethics of Pre-Urban Chinese Settlements
15
28
Basic Patterns of Pre-Urban Chinese Settlements
16
6
Geo-culture, Ethics, and Design Sequences
18
2
Evolution of Settlements
20
2
Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras
22
5
Rise of Towns
27
1
Family, Ancestors, and Religion
28
1
Genesis of the Chinese City
29
5
Chinese Philosophy and Environmental Design
34
6
Unity of Nature, Humans, and Heaven
36
1
Humans and Nature
37
1
Humans and Heaven
37
1
Aesthetics and Beautification
38
2
Notes
40
3
Distinct Chinese Philosophy of the Environment
43
38
Cosmology and Urban Design Ethics
43
11
Geometrical Cosmography
46
4
Cosmology and Architecture (Ming T'ang or Luminous Hall)
50
1
Cosmology in Sui and Ming Dynasties
51
1
Ideal Capital City Design and Cosmography
51
3
Feng Shui: Environmental Factors in Urban Design
54
6
Cult and City Design
60
1
Contributions of Chinese Philosophies to Urban Design
61
10
Confucianism
62
3
Daoism
65
2
Other Schools of Thought
67
2
Buddhist Contributions
69
2
Conclusion
71
1
Contributions of Science and Technology to Urban Design
71
3
Summary
74
1
Notes
75
6
Chinese Urban Design Evolution
81
30
Chinese View of the City
81
1
Chinese Urban Design Concepts
82
3
The Evolution of Urbanization
82
2
Early Urban Centers
84
1
Southern Urban Centers
85
1
Ethics of Urban Design
85
7
City Expansion
87
2
Influences of Dynasties
89
3
Basic Principles of Urban Design
92
1
Urban Design Principles in the Pre-Feudal Society
93
5
Urban Design Reform in the Feudal Society
98
8
Notes
106
2
Conclusion, Section A
108
3
SECTION B. URBAN DESIGN PRACTICE
111
150
Introduction, Section B
113
2
Rise of the Capital Cities
115
72
Location of Capital Cities
116
25
Neighboring and Contrasting Zones Theory
116
4
The Case of China
120
2
Northern Region
122
1
Southern Region
123
1
Capital Cities Distribution Pattern
124
2
Theory Application in China
126
3
Capital Cities Throughout the Chinese Dynasties
129
12
Conclusion
141
1
Ethics of Site Selection
141
1
Chinese Criteria for Site Selection
142
1
Capital City Concept
142
14
Site Selection Process
143
2
Site Preparation
145
4
Orientation
149
3
Capital Cities as Design Laboratories
152
1
Capital City Form
153
1
Capital City Size
154
2
Early Imperial Capitals
156
23
Types of Cities
163
16
Urban Design Process
179
3
Urban Implementation
189
Notes
182
5
Design Elements of the City
187
54
Neighborhoods: Residential Land Use
188
6
Lu Li Neighborhood Unit
191
1
Lu Li Design and Management
192
2
Li-Fang Neighborhood Unit
194
1
Market Design
194
4
Garden Design
198
14
History of Gardens
198
3
Site Selection Criteria
201
1
Design Principles
202
1
Elements of Garden Design
203
1
Water
203
1
Stones
203
1
Human-Made Structures
204
2
Bridges
206
1
Types of Gardens
207
1
Imperial Gardens
207
2
Private Gardens
209
1
Public Gardens
210
1
Chinese Northern and Southern Gardens
211
1
Road Design System
212
1
City Gates
213
1
Waterways
214
3
City Walls
217
2
Temples
219
12
Temple of Ancestors
220
1
Temple of Agriculture
221
1
Temple of Heaven
222
5
Altar Environment
227
1
Temple of Confucius
228
2
City-God Temples
230
1
Buddhist Temples
230
1
Pagodas
231
2
Summary
233
2
Notes
235
6
Imperial Cities and Palaces
241
20
Design Principles of the Imperial City
241
6
Symmetry
242
1
Variation in Open Spaces
243
1
Variation in Size of Buildings
243
1
Decoration and Color
243
2
Case Study: Chang An
245
1
Case Study: Beijing
246
1
Palaces
247
4
Palaces in Relation to the Imperial City
251
6
Notes
257
2
Conclusion, Section B
259
2
Conclusion
261
2
Bibliography: Literature Used in Text
263
10
Bibliography: Additional Selected Sources
273
6
Appendix I: Ancient Chinese Measurements
279
2
Appendix II: Listing of 143 National and State Capitals Dynasties
281
4
Appendix III: Details of National and State Capitals Dynasties
285
22
Appendix IV: Sources of Figures
307