| The emergence of cities in world ancient civilizations is connected to large waterways.Civilizations needed water resources to settle down in one location,as rivers,lakes,and water pools were cradles for food.Canals and natural water streams are not only used as defense mechanisms for cities.At the same time,as the watercourses allow the trade and transport of goods and people,further promoting urban development.In the long run,these deltas also served as gateways and turntables for inland and overseas trade networks.Despite enormous risks for storms,flooding,and even raids from enemies overseas,deltas had a special attraction for urban settlers.This was common in Western Europe,Asian China,and elsewhere.Since the 1980 s,the massive urbanization processes featuring the typical Time-Space compression,enhance complicated conflicts in China`s daily life.The historical cities have undergone tremendous changes,where the historical spaces go through fragmented processes by the new buildings construction and the transformation of traditional streets.The enormous floods of the global climate change,soil erosion,environmental pollution,water resources waste,and the loss of hydrology landscape also affect the urban development.As a result the Chinese government has induced the “New urbanization”,“Sponge City-project” and so forth,"Scientific urbanization" and sustainable ecological urban planning gain wide attention.At present,China’s urbanization has exceeded the threshold of 50%,toward a more rational and sustainable development.In the key moment of urbanization transformation,under the international background of ecological resources and interests,with the China sustainable strategy of “New Urbanization” and “Chinese Dream”,“water and city” is of great historical value and realistic significance.More and more scholars have pointed out that in order to cope with climate change and water environment problems,and restore the adaptability of the ancient urban agglomeration to the water system,the “resilient development” of urban social culture is particularly important.This thesis will focus on building the pattern of urban changes along the main water network,while at the same time,use the theory of urban morphology,based on the regional level of China`s Grand Canal-Yangtze River Delta and the Euro Delta,taking Chinese cities Suzhou,Nanjing,Yangzhou and Shanghai,European cities Bruges,Ghent and Antwerp as the specific city cases,from the time dimension of “historical evolution—the current and future development and challenges”,it takes a new look,with the perspective of “urban morphology—urban governance”,reveals the elements and characteristics of the historical development and the internal motivation and regularity of urban space development and evolution.Moreover,it will compare the historical urban governance,the development of politics,economy and culture of China’s Grand Canal and Yangtze River Delta,and the European Low Countries’ waterfront cities and economic elements in the waterfront city formation,and the significance and value of the development process.It studies the nexus and connection of the city water network pattern and social and economic changes,and the significance and value of social,cultural,and economic factors in the formation and development of waterfront city.There should be something in common in delta metropolitan,according to the historical reviews of the urban development,the thesis will point out the similarity of delta’s urban agglomeration.Due to the different culture,there should be some differences in urban governance.Going forwards,the delta metropolitans could learn from each other to cope with the challenges that urban adaptability and sustainability.In conclusion,it will give suggestions for future`s urban resilience development. |
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