Sustainable design and management of community green space : a case study of Wangjing A5 community, Beijing, China | |
| Author | Zhang, Ge |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-01-17 |
| Subject(s) | Community development--China--Beijing Sustainable development--China--Beijing |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Masters of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | With the housing privatization in China, community green space (CGS) has been attached importance by more and more people. Many new CGS shows up in Beijing. But developers treat CGS as a selling package. Green space is designed for showing houses. The sustainability of CGS is ignored. Present CGS designs appear strong unsustainable characters: environmental impacts are neglected; people's needs have not been paid enough attentions; sense of place is losing and green space becomes unaffordable. From management point of view, at city level, there are no effective incentives and controls for developers to build a more sustainable CGS. At community level, unsound management system makes the situation worse. The collective owner of CGS-residents is excluded in decision-making process. It results in fierce community conflicts. Therefore, design and management of CGS in Beijing are unsustainable. CGS is significantly important for community environment. It not only provides clean air and visual pleasure, but also a place where people exercise and meet each other. It contributes a community's environmental, social and economic sustainability. Based on those backgrounds, Wangjing AS Community is selected as a study case. Its green space design is evaluated based on interviews and observations. Management issues are explored through investigating the main stakeholders. According the key problems found and their root causes, a sustainable strategy for AS is formulated. Through analyzing the issues at community level, recommendations for Beijing CGS sustainable design and management are brought forward. Policy incentives and standard control from city level and sound community management mechanism through setting up contract relationships among stakeholders are emphasized. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Jamieson, Walter ; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Zimmermann, Willi ;Angsana Boonyobhas; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Japan; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |