Urban Living Space in China

This book discusses the evaluation of urban lifestyle, urban livability and human settlement environment from the perspective of interdisciplinarity. On this basis, it explores the living spaces and new forms of living spaces of different groups, and expands the scope of traditional urban living space research, especially highlighting the impact of the development of new technologies and the emergence of new living concepts on urban living space. This book concludes with a summary and an outlook for future research. Combining quantitative and qualitative research, and taking into account the enhancement of research methods by new technologies such as ICT, this book aims to provide a systematic framework for the study of Urban living space and to provide readers with a comprehensive demonstration of empirical research in this area. Readers of this book includes those working in the fields of human geography, urban sociology, urban and rural planning, urban economics and urban management, as well as policy makers in relevant government departments, property development and business managers, and university teachers and students. The three main features of this book are “cutting-edge,” “interesting” and “academic.” This book aims to provide readers with the basic framework, important concepts, cutting-edge methods, and important findings and conclusions of urban living space research in China.

Jian Feng is currently a researcher and doctoral supervisor in Peking University, the director of the Department of Urban and Economic Geography of the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences of Peking University, the director of the Research Center for Social and Cultural Geography, and the deputy director of the Urban Geography Professional Committee of the Chinese Geographical Society. He is mainly engaged in the research of urban social geography. He has published more than 10 books and more than 200 papers. He won the 10th National Youth Geography Science and Technology Award.

Chapter 1. Prolegomenon.- Chapter 2. An overview of urban living spaces.- Chapter 3. Urban lifestyles and their evolution.- Chapter 4. Evaluation of urban quality of life and living environment quality.- Chapter 5. Residential space.- Chapter 6. Social interaction space.- Chapter 7. Activity space.- Chapter 8. Relaxing space.- Chapter 9. Living spaces for different groups: a multi-faceted mosaic.- Chapter 10. "New" living space.- Chapter 11. Conclusion and outlook.