| Along with the rapid urbanization and the change to market-economy development, many old-city neighbourhoods in China are facing pressing problems of redevelopment: sub-standard and deteriorated housing, inadequate infrastructure, declining community vitality, environmental degradation, etc. Building on Qingdao City planning reports and on-site research, this MDP project presents a concept plan for redevelopment of the Sifang Neighbourhood in Qingdao.;The document reviews the concept of Sustainable Community Design (SCD) since its earliest statement in the mid-1980s: variations in meanings and approaches; the social and urban design principles and technologies applied in practice; and the attention lately given to ecological objectives. From research into Europe and North America theory and built projects, ten principles are derived; these are fitted to the Qingdao cultural-administrative and physical context.;The Sifang Neighbourhood consists of 17.7 hectares within the Zhongshan Road Re-development Area. Considerations of cultural-historical continuity are most important in the application of the SCD principles ("Li" housing, etc.). Many planning-design topics---e.g., climate conditions, spatial organization, housing and residential density, housing markets, streets and cars, open space ("greenspace") and pedestrian movements, stormwater management and ecological landscape, and business enterprise and employment opportunities---are discussed and illustrated.;Recommendations regarding implementation are outlined. The local planning officials and planners are identified to be leading panics for promoting sustainability. Five categories of consideration are: housing and community form, streets and transportation, ecological landscape and open space, resource efficiency, public participation.;Key words. urban design/China, sustainable development/China, sustainable community design, ecological design, neighbourhood redevelopment, Sifang, Li housing, Qingdao. |
