223 pages : 24 cm, Cover title, Includes bibliographical references (page 223), How kunming became a pilot project / Liu Xue and Zhou Jie -- Photo essay / Matthias Wehrlin -- Urban design for kunming / Carl Fingerhuth -- Good design is rooted in cultural exchange / Wang Xuehai -- Conservation of historic monuments / Werner Stutz -- Concept of heritage preservation / Gao Xuemei -- Photo essay / Matthias Wehrlin -- Urban design within the greater kunming region / Matthias Wehrlin -- Regional planning in the kunming-Zurich partnership / Jacques Feiner with Mi Shiwen, Diego Salmeron, Oliver Louy, Willy A. Schmid -- Co-operation in supplying potable water / Ulrich Zimmermann -- Co-operation in the field of waste water drainage / Hans Rudolf Krahenbuhl -- Photo essay / Matthias Wehrlin -- Transportation policies custom-made for kunming / Hu Xing -- Pubic transportation master plan / Markus Traber -- Raising awareness / Ernst Joos -- Theory and practice on bus lanes in kunming / Lin Wei and Tang Chong -- Transportation management / Markus Traber -- Urban rail communication system / Gou Jinsuo -- Modern tram in dalian / Ernst Joos -- Photo essay / Matthias Wehrlin -- Partnership born out of China's reform policy / Dominique Dreyer -- Co-operation and sustainable urban development / Zhang Zhenguo, Mayor of Kunming -- Aims and successes of city partnership / Thomas Wagner, First Deputy Mayor, City of Zurich, Carl Fingerhuth, Ernst Joos, editors of behalf of the cities of Kunming and Zurich ; English translation, Caroline Ahrens ; Chinese translation, Wei Grueber-Wang

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The Kunming project : urban development in China ; a dialogue = 昆明合作项目 : 关于中国城市发展的国际对话

Kunming project = 昆明合作項目 : 關於中國城市發展的國際對話 : urban development in China-a dialogue

Carl Fingerhuth, Ernst Joos, editors on behalf of the cities of Kunming and Zurich ; English translation: Caroline Ahrens ; Chinese translation: Wei Grueber-Wang; Carl Fingerhuth; Ernst Joos

Carl Fingerhuth, Ernst Joos, editors on behalf of the cities of Kunming and Zurich ; 卡爾.芬格胡特, 恩斯特.約斯代表昆明市和蘇黎世主編; Carl Fingerhuth; Ernest Joos

Birkhäuser; Birkhauser Verlag

Birkhäuser GmbH

Basel, Switzerland, 2002

1, 2002, US, 2002

Germany, Germany

cut off text on some pages due to tight binding

Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223).
Text in English and Chinese.

For some 20 years, Kunming, a provincial capital city in China - 3.2 million inhabitants - has been the twin city of the European metropolis Zurich. As a direct result of this partnership, Kunming now has the first inner-city bus line in China, the first large-scale conservation of a historical part of the town, and new concepts for urban development at a regional level. This pioneering collaboration between western and Chinese planning teams, and the experience acquired in managing urban development projects, are not only significant for Kunming, but of importance for all countries interested in sharing the expertise and knowledge of professionals, whether from East or West, North or South. The challenge lies in reconciling the traditional and historical background of large Asian cities with their zeal for progress, so they may benefit from western technology and practice but avoid repeating the same mistakes on an even larger scale.

Since the last decades of the 20th century, Kunming, a provincial capital city in China, has been the twin town of Zurich. This title discusses the challenge of such joint projects, which seems to lie in manipulating a historical background with an over-developed sense of modernity.

When Swiss officials from Zurich visited Kunming in the eighties, they learned of the deteriorating environmental situation of Lake Dianchi and the problems in urban transportation developing in Kunming.

2023-06-28