MICRO-REGENERATION FOR TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL AREAS: THE CASE OF NANHU COMMUNITY IN NANJING, CHINA

Abstract

The article discusses the characteristics and evolution of historical urban fabric based on historical review and plan analysis, and studies the issue how to inherit its spatial features into the regeneration process to enhance the urban identity during the progression of globalization.“City Betterment and Ecological Restoration” is the latest concept in China under the background of urban regeneration. The article takes Nanhu Community, which is one of pilot implementations in city betterment and ecological restoration programs in Nanjing, China, as an example to investigate its characteristics and evolution of urban form. Some strategies are proposed to alleviate the spatial issues and try to create a new mode of continuation of the historical context in regeneration of traditional residential areas.