Urban Planning As An Extension Of War Planning The Case Of Shenyang China 18981966 1st Edition Dr Huaqing Wang by Dr. Huaqing Wang, Dr. Galen Newman, Dr. Zhifang Wang 9780231133838, 9780820343792, 9781317872184, 9789053567890, 9053567895, 0231133839, 082034379X, 1317872185 instant download after payment.

War-city relationships had long been studied by scholars regarding wars’ sudden
impact on cities. Studies typically focused on one specific event’s impact on urban
military, politics, economy, or society. This approach, however, treated war’s
impact on cities as only temporary, hindered opportunities to reveal multiple
political regimes’ spatial competition through war-oriented city planning and
construction, which is crucial for city development, and their resultant urban form
changes through time. In response, this study has examined city planning and
construction activities during the short time gaps between multiple military
conflicts, with various military objectives, and conducted by different political
regimes in Shenyang, China. In accordance with archival research, a space syntax
axis analysis has been used to quantify spatial dynamics throughout war-peace-war
cycles to explore the impact of military-oriented planning on city-scaled
development. We have found these planning strategies, initiated by specific military
goals, acted as extensions of war planning, segregating the city and causing urban
fragmentation. They also acted as a driving factor which promoted modernization of
the city in the early 20th century. We conclude that wars oriented planning can alter
a city’s development track and impact its structure and form through the creation of
internally connected but isolated urban districts.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2019), 3(1), 1-12.
https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2018.4677