China City Planning Review (No.2, 2023)

♦Research on the Planning and Spatial Management of Agricultural and Forest Land in Urban Fringe Areas from the Sustainable Food Supply-Oriented Perspective

Author: Tang Xizi, Zhang Yu, Xing Zhong

Translated by Li Min / Proofread by Liu Jiayan

Abstract: Commercial agricultural production, which has altered the global distribution of farmland, garden plot, and woodland, cuts links between cities and their neighboring production land, as well as links between production land and the environment, affecting the quality of food supply and inducing ecological crisis. Closely related to urban-rural public welfare and regional ecological security, sustainable food supply, which is featured by various types, local production, and short-chain transportation, is an effective way to address the negative impact of commercial agriculture. This paper clarifies the important role of agricultural and forest land in urban fringe areas through analyzing the functional connotation and spatial bases of sustainable food supply, and proposes a planning strategy for systematic land protection and efficient spatial management in accordance with the current situation of food supply and compound demands in urban areas. Specifically, it consists of: identifying the land and the support space with potential for diversified food production; establishing an agriculture and forestry support network system and integrating it into regional landscape ecological network; guiding the low impact utilization of production units by following the natural process and resource characteristics; enhancing land protection efficiency based on supporting links.

Keywords: urban fringe areas; sustainable food supply; agricultural and forest land; systematic protection; spatial management

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♦Research Progress on Human Settlement for Older Adults

Author: Xie Bo, Wang Luyu, Tan Xuyuan, Guo Shiyi

Translated by Liu Jinxin / Proofread by Liu Jiayan

Abstract: China’s rapidly aging population has raised a number of challenges, such as the accelerating suburbanization, socio-spatial segregation, inconvenient travel of older adults, as well as the deficiency of community senior care, which makes it vital to build a theoretical framework on human settlement for older adults. This study aims to analyze the previous studies and research trends on human settlement for older adults from several aspects, including the spatial distribution, spatial development pattern of human settlement, social space and travel behavior characteristics, living environment, and the relationship between their health status and built environment. Under the guidance of global programs such as “active aging” and “age-friendly cities,” research on human settlement for older adults tends to be multi-disciplinary, integrating the traditional perspective of physical space with logical analysis, obtaining a comprehensive consideration of social, economic, cultural, behavioral, and other socio-spatial perspectives, and forming a relatively complete theory and practice system. Facing the core problems and challenges in the development of human settlement for older adults in China, research needs to be problem-oriented, and devoted to exploring the theoretical framework and practical strategies suitable for our country. Specifically, from the “top-down” perspective, it is recommended to strengthen the strategic guidance, explore patterns of urban senior care by combining market force and government regulation, and optimize urban spatial development patterns and transportation systems for an aging society. From the “bottom-up” perspective, it is necessary to take into account the “equity and efficiency” of urban spatial resource allocation, and explore the theoretical and methodological system for community planning, service facilities, and public space allocation to meet the socio-spatial needs of older adults.

Keywords: older adults; human settlement; research status and trends

Full text is available at: <http://www.ccprjournal.com.cn/news/10221.htm>

♦Research Progress on the Impact of Urban Environment on Mental Health

Author: Qi Junhui, Luo Fei, Lin Ge, Shan Feng

Translated by Qian Fang / Proofread by Liu Jian

Abstract: Neuroscience research shows that the environment shapes people’s physical and mental health through its effects on the brain and nervous system. Currently, mental health issues are increasingly highlighted, and research on the psychological impacts of the urban environment brought by urbanization has received increasing attention. This article, from an view of multidisciplinary perspective, gives a brief overview of the concepts and theories relating to urban environment and mental health, using Citespace to investigate various domestical and international studies in this field, and introducing research progresses in terms of the overall characteristics of urban environment, their impacts on mental health, and the main environmental influence factors and functional mechanism. It then summarizes the weakness of the studies in China and makes proposals for furthering the research in the future, such as setting up a multidisciplinary integrated theoretical method framework, deepening factor identification,

process analysis, and mechanism interpretation, promoting the establishment of evidence-based healthy city planning and design, and finally exploring research paradigms suitable for Chinese conditions and pushing for the development of urban public mental health enhancement strategies with Chinese characteristics.

Keywords: urban environment; mental health; environmental health impact; healthy city; research progress

Full text is available at: <http://www.ccprjournal.com.cn/news/10222.htm>

♦Research Progress in Urban Transportation and Residents’ Health

Author: Li Haoyang, Yuan Quan

Translated by Li Caige / Proofread by Liang Sisi

Abstract: Urban transportation is a major element of sustainable urban development and a key factor affecting the health of urban residents. It influences public health through noise, air pollution, social isolation, inactive modes of transportation, and sedentary behaviors. This paper reviews literature related to urban transportation and health from two perspectives: travel behavior and environmental impact. It focuses on passenger transportation and freight transportation to analyze their respective negative environmental externalities, such as noise, environmental pollution, and accidents. After the literature review, the paper identifies the main deficiencies in urban transportation research aiming to build healthy cities, and proposes measures and suggestions for future research.

Keywords: urban transportation; residents’ health; non-motorized transportation; commuting behavior; freight transportation

Full text is available at: <http://www.ccprjournal.com.cn/news/10223.htm>

♦A Review on the Progress in Healthy Community Research and Practice Since the 1990s

Author: Liu Jiayan, Zhao Yiyao

Translated by Li Caige / Proofread by Tang Yan

Abstract: Under the strategic concept of “Healthy China,” communities are not only basic units to compose a healthy city, but also main bodies to fulfill the goal of “health for all” and healthy city development. Since the end of the last century, healthy community research and related practice have seen rapid development in both China and abroad. This paper systematically reviews and compares the concepts, theories, and practices related to healthy community since the 1990s, and analyzes the influencing factors and their acting paths of healthy community in terms of healthy housing, healthy environment, healthy neighborhood, and health services. In the end, the paper points out the main problems in healthy community research and practice and proposes development prospects. It suggests that in the future, efforts should be made to further strengthen the interdisciplinary and cross-level collaboration for healthy community, improve the systematic study on the influencing mechanism of healthy community, enhance

the exploration of the whole-process implementation mechanism, and promote the research and construction of intelligent healthy community.

Keywords: healthy community; healthy city; public health; community building

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♦Research on Match of the Planning for Public Service Facilities in Urban Residential Areas to the Living Circle Characteristics of Older People

Author: Zhou Guoyan, Xia Zhinan

Translated by Li Min / Proofread by Mao Qizhi

Abstract: China entered an aging society in 1999 based on the United Nations’ definition that an aging society is one where the population aged sixty and above accounts for more than 10 percent of the total population. Accordingly, community-based home care for older people has become a social trend and the main policy orientation of the urban elderly care service system. How to meet older people’s needs for living and caring services in urban residential areas is a major challenge for China to conduct urban redevelopment. This paper analyzes the supply-demand match of age-friendly public service facilities in communities based on the daily needs for public service facilities and the living circle characteristics of older people. Then it conducts an empirical study on typical residential communities in Suzhou and puts forward a hierarchical allocation strategy and improvement suggestions for age-friendly public service facilities in the self-sufficient community living circle, the near neighborhood living circle, and the urban expansion living circle. In addition, it proposes measures for improving the allocation of public service facilities in case communities in Suzhou through urban renewal.

Keywords: living circle of older people; public service facilities; spatial allocation; residential communities

Full text is available at: <http://www.ccprjournal.com.cn/news/10225.htm>

♦Space Sharing and the Shared Space: A Case Study in Nanjing

Author: Song Sheng, Liu Dan, Xiao Min

Edited by Liu Jinxin / Proofread by Tang Yan

Abstract: Sharing practices are emerging phenomena in the 21st century. The existing literature mainly focuses on sharing practices such as sharing economy, bike-sharing schemes, food sharing, and co-housing regarding the social, cultural, political, and organizational dimensions, while space sharing has been under-investigated. By taking a qualitative case study approach, this paper mainly examined the socio-spatial dimensions of sharing practices through the lens of sharing urban public spaces by neighborhood residents. To better understand how shared spaces are formed and how shared spaces facilitate sharing activities, a public space in a historic neighborhood in Nanjing was selected as a case. Taking account of a specific urban context, the research aimed to understand place-based sharing practices in as many ways as possible. The research findings revealed that the appropriate physical conditions of the public space are the prerequisites for space sharing. In turn, space-sharing practices could enhance the sense of community and social cohesion. However, some negative effects, such as homogeneity in social groups and privatization of the public space were identified as well. The implications for policy-making and planning practice were also provided.

Keywords: space sharing; shared spaces; socio-spatial features; Nanjing

Full text is available at: <http://www.ccprjournal.com.cn/news/10226.htm>